Parakkama2
PersonEin Paṇḍu-König von Madhurā, der bei einem Angriff Kulasekharas Parakkamabāhu I. von Laṅkā um Hilfe bat; das Entsatzheer traf zu spät ein, und er wurde samt seiner Familie getötet, während sein jüngster Sohn Vīrapaṇḍu entkam
A Paṇḍu king of Madhurā. When attacked by Kulasekhara, he appealed for assistance to Parakkamabāhu I of Sri Lanka. Parakkamabāhu sent an army under Laṅkāpura to help him, but by the time the Sinhalese forces arrived, Kulasekhara had slain the king and his family and seized Madhurā. Parakkama’s youngest son, who escaped death, was Vīrapaṇḍu (Cv.lxxvi.76 ff., 142, 193, 200). Parakkama was killed in the village of Tirimalakka. Ibid., lxxvii.52.
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