A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.32

c14.32

But the death of Virarājendra early in 1070 altered the situation. But before explaining this we must mention some events of the reign of Virarājendra. Some time before 1067 he sent an expedition against Ceylon, where the Sinhalese king Vijayabāhu I was making a strong effort to put an end to the Chola power on the island. Vijayabāhu was defeated and his queen taken captive, he himself being forced to seek shelter at Vātagiri (Wakirigala in Kegalla district). We shall see that better success attended Vijayabāhu within the next few years. Virarājendra also sent another naval expedition for the conquest of Kaḍāram on behalf of a prince who had come in search of his aid and protection (1068).