Vatuka of Anuradhapura
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| reign = 47 BC
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Vatuka was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC, who ruled in the year 47 BC. He succeeded Siva I as King of Anuradhapura. Vatuka was succeeded by Darubhatika Tissa after being poisoned by Anula after a period of one year and two months of ruling.{{Cite book |last=Obeyesekere |first=Donald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cDwvQF_OgvMC&q=Siva+I+41+BC |title=Outlines of Ceylon History |date=1999 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-1363-8 |language=en|page=48}}
See also
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External links
- [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3000.html Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka]
- [http://lakdiva.org/codrington/ Codrington's Short History of Ceylon]
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