Tribes in Ancient India c38.14

c38.14

Many Damiḷas were also killed by Veḷusumano, a general of Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, after they had taken refuge in the city called Vijitanagara (or Vijitapura). Thereupon Duṭṭhagāmaṇī’s troops went to Giriloka, where a Damiḷa general named Giriya was slain.² King Kākavaṇṇa Tissa, Duṭṭhagāmaṇī’s father, had also fought with the Damiḷas at Mahiyaṅgana, where he built a golden stūpa.³ In order to put a check on the Damiḷas he kept guards at the fords of the Mahāgaṅgā.⁴