Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2221

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and fourteen gates. Parakkama adorned it with various parks, chief of which were the Nandanavana and the Dipuyyāna, and with ponds and numerous buildings, both secular and religious.¹⁴ Kittinissaṅka added a stone temple for the Tooth Relic.¹⁵ In the reign of Līlavatī, Lokissara captured the city and ruled there for nine months. He was ousted by the general Parakkama, and later Parakkama-paṇḍu ruled as king, till he was deposed about 1215 A.C. by Māgha of the Kaliṅga race, who, coming with a large host of Keralas and Malabars, captured the city and mercilessly plundered its possessions.¹⁶ From this spoliation the city never completely recovered, and it gradually lost its importance, though Parakkamabāhu II., Vijayabāhu IV. and Parakkamabāhu III. made attempts to restore it to its original splendour.¹⁷