0> 27.— 1884.] tissamaharAma archeology. 



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Circa 220 B.C. . . . Yatthala dagaba probably built. 

 Circa 207 „ Kakawannatissa, King of Rohana. 



205 „ ... Birth of Dutthagainini at Magama. 

 161 „ ••• Dutthagamini becomes King ; Saddha- 



tissa, Viceroy at Dighawapi. 

 137 „ ««• Thullatthanaka leaves Magama. 

 Circa 40 A.D. Ilanaga enlarges the Mahagama and 



Tissa tanks (Mali., p. 217). 

 1st Cent. ••• Short inscriptions on two pillars at east 



side of tank commemorating the 

 suppression of the heresy. (See 

 Appendix, Note 2.) 

 165 A.D. ... Kanitthatissa repairs the Maharama 

 and Tissa tanks ( Ancient Inscrip- 

 tions, No. 16). 



Circa 220 ,, ... Woharaka Tissa " caused improvements 



to be made with paid labour" at the 

 Mahagama and Mahanaga wiharas 

 and dagabas (Mak., p. 226). 



2nd or 3rd Cent. ... Inscription on slab for flower offerings, 



Mal-pdruwa, at Naga Maharama. 

 (See Appendix, Note 2.) 

 3rd „ ... Inscription of "Rohinika Gamini 

 Abhaya," who probably repaired the 

 Tissa tank (Ancient Inscriptions, 

 No. 23). 



4th „ ... The sons of Jetthatissa left inscription 

 at the Maharama (not the Masnik 

 dagaba) containing a record of gifts 

 to the chief Thera of the " King of 

 Magama's Mahawihara." (Ancient 

 Inscription, No. 67.) 



4th or 5th „ ... Inscription round the Yatthala dagaba. 

 434 A.D. f)n Tamil invasion by Pandu, Rohana 



became the Sinhalese kingdom, with 

 Magama as capital, probably. 



5th or 6th Cent. ... Inscription on flat slab at Yatthala 

 dagaba. 



6th or 7th „ ... Inscription on the tabcendagala(^4w- 



cient Inscriptions, No. 109). 



Circa 690 A.D. ... Dapula II., King at Magama, "caused 



the dagaba of Runa to be rebuilt" 

 (Raja,, p. 247). 



