Moggallana III

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Moggallana III
King of Anuradhapura
Reign614-619( 608 – 614)
PredecessorSangha Tissa II
SuccessorSilameghavanna
HouseMoggallana III
DynastyHouse of Moriya?
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Moggallana III (Sinhala: තුන්වන මුගලන්) was a King of the Anuradhapura Kingdom (present-day Sri Lanka) who reigned from 614 AD to 619 AD. He is primarily remembered in the chronicles for his violent rise to power and his eventual overthrow by his sword-bearer, Silameghavanna.

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