Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vijayabahu_I_of_Polonnaruwa
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vijayabahu_the_Great
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Kitti
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Polonnaruwa,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ratnavali
gptkb:Jayabahu_I
gptkb:Vikramabahu_I
gptkbp:coronationDate 1076 CE
gptkbp:deathDate 1110 CE
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Polonnaruwa,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Vijayabahu
gptkbp:era gptkb:Polonnaruwa_period
gptkbp:father gptkb:King_Moggallana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:militaryAchievement Defeated Chola Empire
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Reunification_of_Sri_Lanka
Expelling Chola invaders
Restoration of Buddhist Sangha
gptkbp:predecessor Sena and Guttika (Chola rule)
gptkbp:purpose Revive Buddhist ordination
gptkbp:reign 1055–1110 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:restoredBuddhism Yes
gptkbp:sentMissionTo gptkb:Burma_(Myanmar)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rajasundari
gptkb:Lilavati
gptkb:Thilokasundari
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jayabahu_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkb:King_of_Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vijayabahu_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5