Sena II
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| Sena II | |
|---|---|
| King of Anuradhapura | |
| Reign | 866 – 901 |
| Predecessor | Sena I |
| Successor | Udaya I |
| Issue | Kassapa IV |
| Dynasty | House of Lambakanna II |
| Father | Kassapa |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Sena II was a Sinhala King of Anuradhapura in the 9th century, whose reign lasted from 853 to 887. He succeeded his uncle Sena I as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by his brother Udaya I.
According to Mahavamsa, lost treasures during Sena I's reign to Pandyan invaders were restored by King Sena II. He readied a large army for retribution for the invasion during the time of King Sena I. Sena II sent a large force under his Commander to besiege Madura, capture it and install the Pandyan prince. Madura was duly captured The Commander recovered all the treasures lost from Sri Lanka and returned to Ceylon. He brought back the POWs from the pandyan invasion of Anuradhapura during the time of Sena I.
According to the Pandyan side of the evidence makes the ruling king Srimara Srivallabha successful in repelling a Maya Pandya and ceylon forces and thus keeping his throne to himself at the end of the struggle.[1]
The Lankan sources and Pandyan sources vary each other. According to the K. A Nilakanta Sastry Pandyan sources are reliable. He mentions in his book named 'Pandyan Kingdom' that "The Pandyan side of the evidence makes the ruling king successful in repelling a Maya Pandya and thus keeping his throne to himself at the end of the struggle , the Ceylon account makes out a disaster of the first magnitude to the Pandyan kingdom from the story of the counter-invasion undertaken by Sena partly in support of the Pandya prince There is no possibility of reconciling these accounts , one of them must be rejected as untrustworthy Now, on the face of it, it seems impossible to suppose that such a serious disaster befell the Pandya power in the reign of Srimara and that the Sinnamanur plates suppressed the truth or deliberately gave a false account of the reign. On the other hand, the Mahavamsa is a highly embellished and poetic account of the history of Ceylon. And one cannot help feeling that in this chapter of the Mahavamsa some transactions belonging to a later age (twelfth century A D.) have been repeated perhaps to take off the edge from the story of the conquest of Ceylon by the Pandya king, narrated a little earlier. When we come to the Pandyan civil wars of the twelfth century in which Ceylonese kings often interfered, we shall see that the Mahavamsa persistently colours the account favourably to the Ceylonese kings and commanders Our conclusion, therefore, is that Srimara did carry out a successful raid against Ceylon and that he repulsed the attempt at retaliation.[1]
King Sena II secured the country against another Pandya invasion. He restored and built new tanks, revived Buddhist festivals and repaired Temples and made liberal offerings to them.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- History of Ceylon - L.E. Blaze
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[edit ]Sena II Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
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| Preceded by | King of Anuradhapura 866–901 |
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