Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vijayabahu I (born Prince Keerthi) (ruled 1055–1110), also known as Vijayabahu the Great, was a medieval king of Sri Lanka. Born to a royal bloodline, Vijayabahu grew up under Chola occupation. He assumed rulership of the Ruhuna principality in the southern parts of the country in 1055. Following a seventeen-year-long campaign, he successfully drove the Cholas out of the island in 1070,[1][2][3][4] reuniting the country for the first time in over a century.[5][6] During his reign, he re-established Buddhism in Sri Lanka and repaired much of the damage caused to infrastructure during the wars. He offered the Thihoshin Pagoda(Lord of Sri Lanka Buddha image) to Burma king Alaungsithu and it is now still in Pakokku.
Vijayabahu I | |
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King of Polonnaruwa | |
King of Polonnaruwa | |
Reign | 1070-1110 |
Coronation | 1072/1073 |
Predecessor | Kulothunga Chola I (as the Chola emperor) |
Successor | Jayabahu I |
King of Ruhuna | |
Reign | 1055-1070 |
Predecessor | Kassapa VII |
Successor | Himself as King of Polonnaruwa |
Born | Keerthi 1039 Ruhuna, Mummudichola Mandalam, Chola Empire (modern day Matara, Sri Lanka) |
Died | 1110 (aged 71) Polonnaruwa, Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (modern day Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka) |
Consort | Leelavati of Kannauj Thilokasundari of Kalinga |
House | House of Vijayabahu |
Dynasty | Polonnaruwa |
Father | Moggallana of Ruhuna |
Mother | Lokitha |
Religion | Buddhism |