Parākramabāhu I

Parākramabāhu I

▪ king of Sri Lanka
also called  Parākramabāhu The Great  
born c. 1123, , Punkhagama, Ceylon
died 1186, Polonnaruwa

      Sinhalese king of Ceylon (1153–86) who united the island under one rule, reformed Buddhist practices, and sent successful expeditionary forces to India and Burma.

      The son of Manabharana (one of Ceylon's four regional lords), who controlled the south and who died while Parākrama was still a boy, Parākrama succeeded his father's successor, Siri Megha, the de facto ruler of Ceylon. He won and maintained control only after several battles and counterrevolutions.

      Parākramabāhu designed a government of 12 provincial governors, princes, army generals, and leading merchants. He reformed the Buddhist establishment by expelling lax monks and by building new temples. He allowed Hindus freedom of worship.

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