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Kavan Tissa also known as Kavantissa Kaha Wan Thissa(that means who has the color of golden body). was the king of the Kingdom of Ruhuna in the southern part of Sri Lanka. He ruled Ruhuna in the same time as Keleni Tissa of Maya Rata and the usurping Tamil king of Anuradhapura Elara of South India expanding and beautifying the city and projecting the power of his native Rajarata region across the island of Sri Lanka.