Vijayabahu I
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title:
Vijayabahu I
text:
Vijayabahu I, also known as Vijayabahu the Great, was a medieval king of Sri Lanka. Born to a royal bloodline, Vijayabahu grew up under Chola occupation. He assumed rulership of the Ruhuna principality in the southern parts of the country in 1055. Following a seventeen-year-long campaign, he successfully drove the Cholas out of the island in 1070, reuniting the country for the first time in over a century. During his reign, he re-established Buddhism in Sri Lanka and repaired much of the damage
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Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayabahu_I
date created:
2007-10-11T22:02:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:01:27Z
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