The Colas c19.171
The Cōḷas c19.171
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c19.171
162. *CV.* Ch. 58 vv. 1-17. Codrington (*Short History* p. 56) says: 'A first attempt to secure Polonnāruwa was made in or about a.d. 1066 but ended in failure, and Vijayabāhu was compelled to fortify himself at Vātagiri (Wākirigala in Kēgalla district).' I think that the fortification at Vātagiri belongs to the later campaign of 1070 of which the narrative in the *CV.* begins with v. 18.