Līlāvatī3
PersonA daughter of Sirivallabha and Sugalā and sister of Mānābharaṇa, first queen of Parakkamabāhu I, who ruled Sri Lanka intermittently between 1197 and 1200 CE through several depositions and restorations.
Daughter of Sirivallabha and Sugalā and sister of Mānābharaṇa (Cv.lxii.2). She was the first queen of Parakkamabāhu I, and after his death, she ruled over Sri Lanka for three years (1197-1200 A.C.), with the help of the general Kitti, until she was expelled by Sāhasamalla. Then she reigned again for one year, this time with the help of Vikkantacamūnakka. Lokissara deposed her and ruled for nine months, when the general Parakkama once more restored Līlāvatī to the throne, which, this time, she occupied for about seven months. Cv.lxxx.31, 46, 50; also Cv.Trs.ii.131, n.5.
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