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Parakramabahu II

Type Figure Region Sri Lanka Time c. 1200–1270 Also known as Parakramabahu II、Panditha Parakramabahu、Kalikala Sahitya Sarvagna Pandita

Parakramabahu II (1236–1270), king of Dambadeniya, continued his father Vijayabahu III's revival, expelling the Kalinga invader Magha from Polonnaruw…

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  1. 1241–1244Polonnaruwa · North Central ProvinceParakramabahu II organized a counterattack with Pandyan reinforcements, driving the Kalinga invader Magha from Polonnaruwa over several years. By 1244 the old capital was recovered, Magha withdrew to Jaffna, and the central Sri Lankan Buddhist regime was reestablished.
  2. 1244–1245Dambadeniya · North Western ProvinceChandrabhanu from Tambralinga (Champa) invaded Sri Lanka seeking the Tooth Relic. Parakramabahu II successfully repelled this 'Malay War'; Chandrabhanu withdrew north, occupied Jaffna, and took the title Sri Dhammaraja.

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