Son of Mahānāga, who was a brother of Devānampiyatissa.
His son was Gothabhaya and his grandson Kākavannatissa, father of Dutthagāmani (Mhv.xv.170).
He was born in the Yatthāla-vihāra (Mhv.xxii.10) and ruled in Rohana.
Among his works was the construction of the five storied pāsāda at Kalyānī. Cv.lxxxv.64.