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Kashyapa I also known as Kasyapa I was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the country from 473 to 495 CE. He was the second king of the royal Moriyan dynasty of Sri Lanka. Kashyapa is credited with the construction of the Sigiriya citadel and the surrounding city. He acquired the throne by overthrowing his father King Dhatusena and usurping his brother and rightful heir to the throne Moggallana in a palace coup. He imprisoned and later executed his father.
