Parakkama
1. Parakkama (Parakkanta).- A Pandyan king, probably the son of Vikkamapaṇá¸u, who ruled over Sri Lanka for two years (1051 52). He was slain by the Coḷas. Cv.lvi.16.
2. Parakkama.- A Paṇá¸u king of MadhurÄ. When attacked by Kulasekhara, he appealed for assistance to ParakkamabÄhu 1 of Sri Lanka. ParakkamabÄhu sent an army under Laá¹…kÄpura to help him, but by the time the Sinhalese forces arrived, Kulasekhara had slain the king and his family and seized MadhurÄ. Parakkama’s youngest son, who escaped death, was VÄ«rapaṇá¸u (Cv.lxxvi.76ff., 142, 193, 200). Parakkama was killed in the village of Tirimalakka. Ibid., lxxvii.52.
3. Parakkama.- The general and minister of Queen LÄ«lÄvatÄ«. He belonged to the family of the KÄlanÄgaras and was responsible for the queen’s accession. He seems to have been slain by the Paṇá¸u king Parakkama (4) see below (Cv.lxxx.49, 52). This Parakkama, was a patron of learning, and the DÄá¹hÄvaṃsa (q.v.) was written at his request.
4. Parakkama.- A Paṇá¸u king who deposed Queen LÄ«lÄvatÄ« and captured the throne of Sri Lanka. He ruled in Pulatthinagara, but was captured by MÄgha and tortured to death. Cv.lxxx.52ff., 71.
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