Tissa may refer to:
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Prince Tissa
Tissa was king of Upatissa Nuwara (modern-day Sri Lanka) from 454 BC to 437 BC. He succeeded his older brother Abhaya after his deposition. Tissa was appointed the regent by his eight younger brothers but would only be consecrated king after h ...
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Sinhalese regent of the
Kingdom of Tambapanni
The Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī ( si, තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය, Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya) was the first Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka. Its administrative centre was based at Tambapaṇṇī. It existed betwee ...
(454 BC–437 BC)
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Vitashoka
Vitashoka or Tissa (born 3rd-century BCE) was a prince of the Maurya Empire as the only full-brother of Ashoka, and the only brother left alive by Ashoka. According to Divyavadana, he was a follower of the Tirthikas and used to criticize the B ...
, the brother of Ashoka, called Tissa in the Southern Buddhist tradition
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Tissa (prince),
viceroy
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...
of
Vientiane
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
, took part in
Lao rebellion (1826–1828)
The Lao Rebellion of 1826–1828 (also known as Anouvong's Rebellion or the Vientiane-Siam War) was an attempt by King Anouvong (Xaiya Sethathirath V) of the Kingdom of Vientiane to end the suzerainty of Siam and recreate the former kingdom of ...
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Tissa Balasuriya Tissa Balasuriya ( Sinhala: තිස්ස බාලසූරිය) (August 29, 1924 – January 17, 2013) was a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest and theologian. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Jaffna.
Theological work
In 1971 Balasuri ...
(1924–2013), Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest and theologian
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Tissa Wijeyeratne
Suratissa Diyasena Wijeyeratne (Sinhala language, Sinhala: සුරතිස්ස දියසේන විජයරත්න) (17 February 1923 – 11 July 2002) (known as ''Tissa Wijeyeratne'') was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, barrister ...
(1923–2002), former Sri Lankan barrister, diplomat and businessman
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Tissa Vitharana
Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA ...
(born 1934), Sri Lankan academic and politician
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Tissa, Germany
Tissa is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, in the eastern part of Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ...
, municipality in Thuringia, Germany
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Tissa, Cameroon, settlement of the
Bata people
Bata, Baťa, Baţa, Batá or BATA may refer to:
Organizations
* Bata Corporation, a multinational corporation
* Bata Shoe Museum, a museum of the history of footwear in Toronto
* Bay Area Toll Authority, the bridge toll administrator of the San ...
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Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
The Tisza be ...
, tributary of the Danube
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Tissa, India, village in the
Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar is a city under Muzaffarnagar District in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway (NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It is kno ...
district of Uttar Pradesh, and one of the twelve villages comprising the Saadat-e-Bara
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Tissa, Morocco
Tissa is a town in Taounate Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco.. Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Morocco References
Populated places in Taounate Province
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See also
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Hermits Tissa and Thiha, Burmese Buddhist monks
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Sinhalese masculine given names