About Siva I of Anuradhapura
Siva I of Anuradhapura was a monarch.
Siva I was King of Anuradhapura in the 1st century BC, who ruled in the year 48 BC. He succeeded Kuda Tissa as King of Anuradhapura and was succeeded by Vatuka.
Claim to the throne The Mahavamsa states that queen Anula, Kudatissa's queen consort, fell in love with Siva, who was then a royal palace guard, and poisoned Kuda Tissa to let Siva claim the throne of Anuradhapura. Siva himself was later poisoned by Anula after she grew tired of him after a reign of one year and two months.
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