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Jettha Tissa I (267 – 277) was the eldest son of Gothabhaya and brother of Mahasena. The live chronicle of Sri Lanka - Mahavamsa describes Jettha Tissa I as a cruel person and states that he, immediately after his father’s death, had all of his father’s court ministers killed and spiked their bodies around the pyre.
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The king added more stories to the Lovamahapaya constructed by King Dutugamunu, turning it into a seven story building. and renovated the stupa in Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya.