Sambodhi 1976 Vol 05

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
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years old son Sena
1077) followed in successor brother (Seda v
Geylon by Kriņa ļl (the Raptrakuta monarch, 939-967 A.D.) before 959 A.D. although the Raştrakūta expediton appears to have been merely a rald. Mahendra IV is also said to have ropulsed a Cola Invasion under Parantaka II who led an attack against the Island as its ruler had helped the Pandya king in his revolt against the Colas. His 12 years old son Sena V (969-979 A.D.), his younger brother (Seda V's) Mahendra V (A. D. 9791027) followed in succession 2 Those two rulers, therefore ruled contem. poraneously with Muñja Vakpatiraja, Sundhuraja and Bhoja of the Para-, mura lacage, Rajaraja I (Cola 985-1014 A.D) great grandson of Parantaka I (A.D. 907–953) of the Imperial Colas, Kroņa III (A D. 940-968) of the Raptrakutas-the last named belog said to have curbed the ambitions of the Pandyas and the Keralas, and even the king of Simhala (Ceylon) 18 aald to have paid homage to him 5 Kasyapa, the young son of Mahendra I of Ceylon became king under the name Vikramababu (A.D. 1027-1039), bat ho declined to undergo formal consecration 80 long as Rajaraştra (North Ceylon) was in the occupation of the foreigners. He contiuned to rulo at Rohana till 1039 A.D. After him Mahalnna Kurti (A.D. 1034-1042) became the king His son Vikramapandya ruled in South-western Ceylon for about one year (A.D. 1042) according to the Pali Chronicles. He was alain in battle by Jagatipala said to have been a Surya Vamsi prince *coming from Ayodhyå. But Jagatipala was himself killed by the Colas probably after a rule of four years. His queen and daughter together with all valuables were sent to the Cola Country.96 The Cola king Rajadhiraja 80n of Rajendra claims in a record of 1046 A, D. that he had deprived four Ceylonese kings of their crowns namely Vikramabahu, Vikrama Pandya, Virabllamegha (the same as Jagatipala) and Sri Vallabhamadanaraja (probably another name of Parukramapandya) or (of some other Coylonese Chief who is said to have lived for some time at the court of Kannara (1. e, the Raştrakata king Krsna III. Henco Jagatipala (A D 1042-46) a. Saryavamosi (Lkşvako) prince of Ayodhya, killed by the Colas was a contemporary of Vikramabahu of Ceylon. The history of Ceylon does not refer to any Candraketu sire of Samaraketu ruling ovor Simhala in the 10th,
Ilth centuries A.D. The records of Rajendra, younger brother and succe188or of Rajadhiraja say that sometime before A. D 1057 the Cola king killed Virafilamegha "King of the Kalingas" (probably a Ceylonese prince connected with Kalinga on his mother's side) and captured the two BODS of Mangbharaṇa 'King of the peoplo of Lanka',! Towards the middle of the 11th centary A.D when the whole island was under Cola occupation, the Ceylonese chronicles placed the role of the two chelfs named Lokesvara '(A.D. 1048-54) and Kośadbatu Kasyapa (alx months, A.D. 1054-55) who had their head-quarters at Kajaragrama (modern Kgleragrama on the Monikagånga not far from Magama, the chief City of Rohaņa or Southern Ceylon,
nder Cola occupation,
'(A.D. 1048-54) and is placed the role of the tu