Kassapa II

Kassapa II
King of Anuradhapura
Reign650 – 659 (652- 661)
PredecessorDathopa Tissa I
SuccessorDappula I
HouseSilameghavanna
DynastyHouse of Lambakanna
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Kassapa II (Sinhala: දෙවන කස්සප) was a monarch of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who reigned from 650 AD to 659 AD. He was the younger brother of Aggabodhi III and is credited with finally ending the decade-long civil war against the faction of Dathopa Tissa I, restoring a brief period of unity to the island.

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