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Parakramabahu II

Type Figure Region Sri Lanka Time c. 1200–1262 Also known as Parakramabahu

Parakramabahu II, an important monarch of Sri Lanka's Dambadeniya dynasty (c. 1200–1262, r.…

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  1. c. 1200–1235Dambadeniya · North Western ProvinceOf the Dambadeniya royal house, Parakramabahu gradually accumulated military and political resources amid island warfare and multi-centered fragmentation, creating the conditions for formally taking the throne in 1236.
  2. 1236–1250Sri Lanka · Sri LankaAfter acceding in 1236, he worked to restore royal authority, stabilize local administration, and strengthen cooperation with the Mahavihara, bringing relative political and cultural stability to the island by the mid-13th century.
  3. 1251–1262Polonnaruwa · North Central ProvinceIn his later years he vigorously patronized the transcription of Buddhist texts and the compilation of literary and historical works, of great documentary value for understanding Sri Lanka's medieval political and religious history; after his death in 1262 the throne passed to a family member.

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