# Dappula I of Anuradhapura

> Dappula I was a King of the Anuradhapura Kingdom who briefly held the throne in 659 AD before ruling the Kingdom of Rohana as an independent sovereign. He is a significant figure in Sri Lankan history for consolidating the southern province as a bastion of Sinhalese power during a period of foreign mercenary invasions in the north.

*King of Anuradhapura*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/dappula-i-of-anuradhapura

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Dappula Ier](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dappula_Ier)
- [Dappula I](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dappula_I)
- [Dappula I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dappula_I)
- [முதலாம் தப்புலன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [다풀라 1세](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%A4%ED%92%80%EB%9D%BC_1%EC%84%B8)
- [පළමුවන දප්පුල රජ](https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%85%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1_%E0%B6%AF%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BD_%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16828881)

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