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Candabhānu

Person

爪哇国王,两度入侵斯里兰卡索要圣物与王位,均被毗罗跋忽麾下的僧伽罗军队击退。

A king of Jāvā. He invaded Sri Lanka in the eleventh year of the reign of Parakkamabāhu II but was defeated in battle by Virabāhu (Cv.lxxiii.36 ff). In the reign of Vijayabāhu IV he appeared once again with a large army and, landing at Mahātittha, marched against the king’s fortress at Subhagiri, demanding the Tooth Relic, the Bowl Relic and the kingdom. However, he was again defeated by the Sinhalese forces under Vijayabāhu and Virabāhu. Ibid., lxxxviii.69-83. For his later history see JA.xliii.

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