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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.740

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.740

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### [v2.c27.740](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.740)

\*\*Panayamāra\*\* or \*\*Panayamāraka.\*\*—A Damiḷa usurper who slew \*\*Bāhiya\*\*, another usurper, and reigned in Anurādhapura for seven years (between 439 and 454) till he, in turn, was slain by his commander-in-chief \*\*Piḷayamāra\*\*.¹

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