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Mahasena
King of Anuradhapura
Reign
277–304 CE
Predecessor
Jettha Tissa I
Successor
Sirimeghavanna
Names
Mahasena
Dynasty
House of Lambakanna I
Father
Gothabhaya
Religion
Mahayana Buddhism
Mahasena, also known in some records as Mahasen, was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 277 to 304 CE. He started the construction of large tanks or reservoirs in Sri Lanka,[1] and built sixteen such tanks.[2] After becoming king, Mahasena discriminated the Buddhists belonging to the Theravada-school and destroyed several of their temples including the Mahavihara (the main Theravada temple) before his chief minister led him to realise his mistakes.[3] He mended his ways and built the Jethavana stupa. Mahasena's countrymen regarded him as a god or deity (deva) after the construction of the Minneriya tank, he became known as Minneri Deviyo (God of Minneriya).
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