Jettha Tissa III

Jettha Tissa III
King of Anuradhapura
Reign628-629(623–624)
PredecessorAggabodhi III
SuccessorAggabodhi III
HouseSangha Tissa
DynastyHouse of Moriya ?
FatherSangha Tissa II
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Jettha Tissa III (Sinhala: තෙවන ජෙට්ඨතිස්ස) was a King of the Anuradhapura Kingdom in the 7th century. He was the son of Sangha Tissa II and is best known for his fierce resistance against the faction of Aggabodhi III and his dramatic death on the battlefield in 629 AD.

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