Kittisirimegha
1. Kittisirimegha.- Son of MoggallÄna II and king of Sri Lanka from 656 A.C. The length of his reign is uncertain; he was slain by MahÄnÄga (Cv.xli.65-92; see also Cv.Trs.i.61, n.2). RÅ«pavatÄ«, queen of ParakkamabÄhu I, was probably a lineal descendant of this king. Cv.lxxiii.136, 142.
2. Kittisirimegha.- Son of MittÄ, sister of VijayabÄhu I and of a Paṇá¸u king (PandurÄjÄ). MÄnÄbharana and Sirivallabha were his brothers, and be married VijayabÄhu’s daughter, LokanÄthÄ (Cv.lix.42, 44). After VijayabÄhu’s death, Kittisirimegha ruled over the province of DvÄdasasahassaka at MahÄnÄgahula with MittÄ and JayabÄhu I. (Cv.lxi.22-7). After the death of MÄnÄbharana, Kittisirimegha took over also his province of Rohana (Cv.lxiii.2). When GajabÄhu succeeded VikkamabÄhu II. Kittisirimegha fought against him, but was defeated by the king’s officer Gokanna, and retired to his own province, where he was later joined by ParakkamabÄhu at SankhanÄyakatthalÄ« (Cv.lxiii.20, 34, 43). Parakkama stayed with him, being adopted as his son, and his upanayana was held under Kittisirimegha’s orders at BaddalatthalÄ« (Cv.lxiv.18, 25, 36). When, however, Parakkama escaped from the prince’s protection, he sent an army to capture him, but without success (Cv.lxvi.57ff). Later, Parakkama himself went to see Kittisirimegha in the company of his mother RatnÄvalÄ«, and Kittisirimegha gave orders to his followers to regard the prince as their master. He himself died soon after (Cv.xvii.16, 55, 60, 83, 87).
3. Kittisirimegha.- Son of MÄnÄbharana by his second queen PabhÄvatÄ«. His grandfather was Sirivallabha (Cv.lxiv.24). His father, on his deathbed, repented of the harm he had done to the Buddha’s religion and asked his son to do reparation by joining ParakkamabÄhu I. The latter, on hearing this, sent for Kittisirimegha and made him a member of his court (Cv.lxxii.303, 311).
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