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  • King of Sri Lanka who reigned 1059–1114, rising from ruler of Rohaṇa to expel the occupying Coḷa forces from Pulatthipura and reunify the island under his rule.

  • King of Sri Lanka who reigned 1186–87, nephew and successor of Parakkamabāhu I, who granted a general amnesty but was assassinated after only a year on the throne.

  • King of Sri Lanka who reigned 1232–36, defeating the occupying Damiḷā forces, establishing his capital at Jambuddoni, and working extensively to reform the monastic order.

  • King of Sri Lanka who reigned 1271–72, eldest son of Parakkamabāhu II, who restored Pulatthipura and repelled an invasion by Candabhānu before being assassinated by his own general.

  • King of Sri Lanka who succeeded Vannibhuvanekabāhu and reigned sometime between 1302 and 1346.

  • King of Sri Lanka, a successor of Parakkamabāhu VI, who reigned sometime between 1405 and 1411.

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