The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s5.32

v3.c29.s5.32

Bhuvaneka-Bāhu VI died in A.D. 1476 after a reign of seven years, and was succeeded by his adopted son, Parakkama-Bāhu VII, called also Paṇḍita Parakkama-Bāhu, who reigned for about eight years (A.D. 1476-84). The Prince of Ambulugala then rose against him, defeated his army, and slew his principal officers in battle, and, entering Kōṭṭe, slew him at midnight. The next morning the prince ascended the throne under the title of Vīra Parakkama-Bāhu, or Parakkama-Bāhu VIII. He had one daughter and six sons, namely, (1) Dhamma Parakkama-Bāhu, (2) Çrī Rājasimha, (3) Sakkāyudha, (4) Rayigam Baṇḍāra, (5) Taniyān Vallabha, and (6) Sakalakalā Vallabha. Of these the second and third lived at Mänikkaḍavara, as associated husbands of a Kīravälle princess; the fourth at Rayigama; and of the fifth and sixth, who were sons by a second wife, the former lived at Mādampe, where his daughter had two sons, Vīdiya-Kumāra and Tammiṭa-Baṇḍāra by a Malabar prince, and the latter settled at Uḍugampola. All these princes played an important part in the history of the Island.