Dappula I

Dappula I
King of Anuradhapura
Reign659 (661 – 664)
PredecessorKassapa II
SuccessorDathopa Tissa II
HouseOkkaka Clan
DynastyHouse of Lambakanna
ReligionTheravada Budddhism

Dappula I (Sinhala: පළමුවන දප්පුල) was a King of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who briefly held the throne in 659 AD before ruling the Kingdom of Rohana as an independent sovereign. He is a significant figure in Sri Lankan history for consolidating the southern province as a bastion of Sinhalese power during a period of foreign mercenary invasions in the north.

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