[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) › v2.c27.892 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.892 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.892 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.892](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.892) Soon after, the Paṇḍu king Parakkama being besieged by the Coḷa king Kulasekhara, appeals for help from Ceylon. Parakkamabāhu sends an army under his general Laṅkāpura, but, in the meantime, the Paṇḍu king has been slain and his capital Madhurā taken. The Sinhalese army, however, landed on the opposite coast and carried on a war against the Coḷas, and built a fortress called Parakkamapura. As a result of this campaign, Kulasekhara was defeated and the Paṇḍu king's son, Virapaṇḍu, was crowned in the ancient capital. The Coḷa prisoners were sent to Ceylon and employed in repairing the Ratanavāluka-cetiya. The village of Paṇḍuvijaya was founded by Parakkama to commemorate the victory. The ultimate outcome of this expedition is not certain. The Coḷa records claim that Laṅkāpura was defeated, and that his head was nailed to the gates of Madhurā together with those of his generals. The war of the Paṇḍyan succession did not end there. - [Previous: v2.c27.891](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.891) - [Next: v2.c27.893](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.893) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.892](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.892) · Pramāṇa