Silameghavanna

Silameghavanna
King of Anuradhapura
Reign619-628 ( 614 – 623)
PredecessorMoggallana III
SuccessorAggabodhi III
IssueAggabodhi III
HouseSilameghavanna
DynastyHouse of Lambakanna ?
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Silameghavanna (Sinhala: සිලාමේඝවණ්ණ) was a King of the Anuradhapura Kingdom (present-day Sri Lanka) who reigned from 619 AD to 628 AD. A former sword-bearer (Asiggahaka) to his predecessor, he rose to power by overthrowing King Moggallana III.

His reign marked the beginning of a new tradition where kings adopted the throne names (Abhisheka Nama) of either Silameghavanna or Siri Sangabo in alternating succession.