Maha Parakramabahu I

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:birthName Parakramabahu
gptkbp:birthPlace Dakkhinadesa, Sri Lanka
gptkbp:built gptkb:Nissanka_Latha_Mandapaya
gptkb:Parakrama_Samudra
gptkb:Vatadage
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bodhi
gptkb:Vijayabahu_II
Bhuvanekabahu
gptkbp:contribution codification of Buddhist monastic rules
restoration of Buddhist institutions
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:deathDate 1186 CE
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Polonnaruwa,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Vijayabahu
gptkbp:era gptkb:Polonnaruwa_period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Manabharana_of_Dakkhinadesa
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Mahavamsa
gptkb:Culavamsa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maha Parakramabahu I
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:knownFor quote: 'Let not even a drop of rainwater go to the sea without benefiting man'
gptkbp:language gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest Sri Lankan kings
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:South_India
Burma
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Rajalaksmi
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Parakrama_Samudra
extensive irrigation works
unification of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gajabahu_II
gptkbp:reign 1153–1186 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Queen_Lilavati
gptkb:Queen_Ratnavali
Queen Subhadra
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vijayabahu_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:Maha_Parakramabahu
gptkb:Parakramabahu_the_Great
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maha_Parakramabahu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6