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Parakkama2

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A Paṇḍu king of Madhurā who, when attacked by Kulasekhara, appealed to Parakkamabāhu I of Sri Lanka for aid; the relief army arrived too late, and he was slain along with his family, though his youngest son Vīrapaṇḍu escaped.

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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