when their sons, tissa and thiha, had left, king tissa dama yaza and queen thi yi kuppar suffered greatly. their mental and physical health deteriorated, and they became thin. the king finally succumbed to his grief in the maha era 110. there was no one to inherit the throne, so the court officials went to the hermits to notify them of their father's death and ask them to take over in his place. they replied that they disliked the thought of ruling even more in their old age than when they were young. they stated that they preferred the wealth of mediation and mind than the wealth of the kingdom. in their place, they offered their adopted son, thuriaya kumaya, who had been trained in courtly affairs. this pleased the court and was made to pass. the two hermits arrived back to their kingdom to cremate and bury their father's remains. they discussed the kingdom with the officials and whether to move the kingdom or stay in their current location. indra sakka arrived and suggested thaton. thus, the kingdom was moved to thaton and thuriaya kumaya became the first king of thaton. the naga weizza was given the title tissa dama thiya yazar.