[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.c31.2547 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2547 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2547 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2547](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2547) 4. Māgha.—A usurper from Kāliṅga who came to Ceylon with a band of Kerala warriors in about 1215 A.C., deposed the reigning king, Parakkamapaṇḍu II., blinded him, and occupied the throne at Pulatthipura. Being a bigoted Hindu, he destroyed the Buddhist religious buildings and burnt their books. He persecuted the people in various ways and distributed their land among his warriors. He ruled for twenty-one years, and seems to have been succeeded at Pulatthipura by Jayabāhu (q.v.).¹ During part of his reign, Vijayabāhu III. (q.v.) ruled over a portion of Ceylon.² - [Previous: v2.c31.2546](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2546) - [Next: v2.c31.2548](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2548) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2547](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2547) · Pramāṇa