The statue in Polonnaruwa traditionally held to be of Parākramabāhu the Great[1]: 6–7
Reign
1153–1186
Coronation
1153
Predecessor
Manabharana of Ruhuna
Successor
Vijayabâhu II
Born
1123 Punkhagama, Dakkhinadesa
Died
1186(1186-00-00) (aged 62–63) Polonnaruwa
Spouse
Queen Lilavati
Queen Rupawathi
Queen Subhadra
Names
Maha Parakramabahu
House
House of Vijayabahu
Dynasty
Arya[note 1]
Father
Prince Manabharana of Dakkhinadesa
Mother
Princess Ratnavali
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Parākramabāhu I (Sinhala: මහා පරාක්රමබාහු, c. 1123–1186),[2] or Parakramabahu the Great, was the king of Polonnaruwa from 1153 to 1186. He oversaw the expansion and beautification of his capital,[3]: 7 constructed extensive irrigation systems, reorganised the country's army, reformed Buddhist practices, encouraged the arts and undertook military campaigns in South India and Burma.[4]: 160 The adage, "Not even a drop of water that comes from the rain must flow into the ocean without being made useful to man" is one of his most famous utterances."[5]
In 1140, Parakramabahu following the death of his uncle, Kitti Sri Megha, Prince of Dakkinadesa, ascended the throne of Dakkhinadesa. Over the next decade, improved both Dakkhinadesi infrastructure and military. Following a protracted civil war, he secured power over the entire island around 1153 and remained in this position until his death in 1186. During Parākramabāhu's reign, he launched a punitive campaign against the kings of Burma, aided the Pandyan dynasty against the Chola dynasty in southern India and maintained extensive trade relations with China, Angkor, and countries in the Middle East.[6][7] Within the island, he consecrated religious monuments, built hospitals, social welfare units, canals and large reservoirs, such as the Sea of Parakrama, but also banned the advanced practices and books of Mahayana Buddhism.
^Ancient City of Polonnaruva. Ceylon: Purāvidyā Depārtamēntuva.
^Datta, p. 220. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDatta (help)
^Agrawal, O. P.; Wickramasinghe, Nanda. Materials & Techniques of Ancient Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka.
^Daniel George Edward Hall. History of South East Asia.
^Kenneth Hall, "Economic History of Early South Asia", in Nicholas Tarling (ed), The Cambridge History of South East Asia, Vol. I, Cambridge 1994
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ParākramabāhuI (Sinhala: මහා පරාක්රමබාහු, c. 1123–1186), or Parakramabahu the Great, was the king of Polonnaruwa from 1153 to 1186. He oversaw the expansion...
Statue of ParakramabahuI, located near the Pothgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa is a stone sculpture dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of ancient Sri Lanka...
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Province, Sri Lanka. It was fashioned in the 12th century by King ParakramabahuI. The central feature of the temple is four rock relief statues of the...
sovereign in her own right. Lilavati rose to prominence as the wife of ParakramabahuI, king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Being of royal descent herself...
captured and executed by the invading army of ParakramabahuI. Following its annexing by Parakramabahu, the rebellions that arose were suppressed. According...
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of names, Vijayabahu I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII. The same is true for Aggabodhi, Bhuvanaikabahu, Kassapa, Mahinda, Parakramabahu and others. This list...
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disbanded following the formation of the second kingdom of Polonnaruwa by ParakramabahuI. History of Sri Lanka List of Maya Rata monarchs List of monarchs of...
king Vijayabahu I) who married a Pandyan prince and the Kalinga branch, descended from Vijayabahu I. After the death of ParakramabahuI, who belonged to...
completely self-sufficient during King Parakramabahu's reign. With the exception of his immediate successor, Nissankamalla I, the other monarchs of Polonnaruwa...
the temple premises, it contains an edict issued by the Sinhala King ParakramabahuI (1153–1186 A.D) addressed to his local Tamil officials in Jaffna, advising...
time. A most notable period of its history is associated with King ParakramabahuI, in the 12th century where the Dimbulagala Maha Kassapa Thera helped...
331-341 Pathmanathan, S. (1974). The Munnesvaram Tamil Inscription of Parākramabāhu VI. p. 54-69 Pathmanathan, S. (1978). The Kingdom of Jaffna. p. 272-275...
renovated during the reign of ParakramabahuI (1153–1187), who invaded South India, capturing few parts of Pandya Nadu. Parakramabahu used the captured Tamils...
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of the Tooth. The next influential figure in Sinhala Buddhism was ParākramabāhuI (1153–1186) who unified the island and set out to reform the Sri Lankan...
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