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King Upatissa I

Reign: 365–406 CE
Kingdom: anuradhapura

Upatissa I (365–406 CE) enjoyed a lengthy 41-year reign, enabling sustained infrastructural investment. He commissioned reservoirs, restored temples, and reinforced monastic endowments. His era represents mature Anuradhapura stability: agrarian surplus, Tooth Relic veneration, and Theravāda orthodoxy synthesizing into a durable state model. Chronicles praise his piety and judicial fairness.