[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c14.810 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.810 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.810 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.810](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.810) 2. Gokaṇṇa.—A general of Gajabāhu who defeated Kittisirimegha; he had his headquarters in Kālavāpi, of which place he was Nagaragiri. At a meeting between him and Parakkamabāhu at Buddhagāma, the latter won him over to his side. An amusing story is told of a dream he had after his promise of help to Parakkamabāhu.¹ He fled, therefore, to Kālavāpi and, on various occasions, offered battle to the forces of Parakkamabāhu, but everywhere he was defeated, the worst reverse being at Nilagala by the general Māyāgeha. After that he built a fortification in Kālavāpi, where he lived in comparative quiet. The last we hear of him is of his incitement of Māṇābharaṇa to seize the throne.² Geiger³ thinks that Gokaṇṇa is probably a clan name. - [Previous: v1.c14.809](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.809) - [Next: v1.c14.811](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.811) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.810](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.810) · Pramāṇa