[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Colas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas) › c19.64 # The Colas c19.64 The Cōḷas c19.64 - **Language:** English ### [c19.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.64) Vīrarājēndra had his attention drawn to Ceylon by the efforts made by Vijayabāhu to extend his power from Rohaṇa and to expel the Cōḷas from the island. The \*Mahāvaṁsa\* and the only inscription of Vīrarājēndra which gives an account of this war are agreed that Vijayabāhu did not succeed in attaining his object. In the details, the two accounts differ. The \*Mahāvaṁsa\* says¹⁶² that when the Cōḷa king heard of Vijayabāhu's designs, he sent off his Sēnāpati who was then in Pulatthinagara against the Sinhalese ruler. The Cōḷa general entered Rohaṇa, plundered Kajaragāma and returned to his province. Vijayabāhu sent 'numbers of people and much costly treasure' to the king of Rāmañña (Burma), and got many ships in return laden with 'various stuffs, camphor, sandalwood and other goods', which he gave to his soldiers to gain their goodwill. Then he supported opposition to Cōḷa rule in Rājaraṭṭha (N. Ceylon); the Cōḷa monarch sent a great army to quell the revolt. It 'landed in Mahātittha, slew many people there and subdued the inhabitants of Rājaraṭṭha'. After this, the Cōḷa commander entered Rohaṇa, and was joined by deserters from Vijayabāhu. 'When the general saw them accompanied by a great troop of adherents, he believed Rohaṇa would shortly be in his power.' Vijayabāhu saw the strength of the Cōḷa forces and was distracted by rebellions and treachery in his own camp. So nothing came of his effort. The inscription of Vīrarājēndra dated in his fifth year, A.D. 1067, states that the king sent a large army which crossed the sea in a number of ships without erecting a causeway, defeated the Sinhalese forces, compelled Vijayabāhu to seek refuge in flight, made his queen captive and restored the whole of Ceylon to Vīrarājēndra's sway.¹⁶³ We cannot accept the last statement literally; Vijayabāhu renewed the struggle with better results three or four years later, and he could not have done this if he had lost his hold on Rohaṇa. - [Previous: c19.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.63) - [Next: c19.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.65) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahāvaṃsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.vamsa.mahavamsa) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1935-colas.c19.64) · Pramāṇa