• Parakkama

1. Parakkama (Parakkanta). A Pandyan king, probably the son of Vikkamapandu, who ruled over Ceylon for two years (1051 52). He was slain by the Colas. Cv.lvi.16.

2. Parakkama. A Pandu king of Madhurā. When attacked by Kulasekhara, he appealed for assistance to Parakkamabāhu 1. of Ceylon. Parakkamabāhu sent an army under Lankāpura to help him, but by the time the Sinhalese forces arrived, Kulasekhara had slain the king and his family and seized Madhurā. Parakkama's youngest son, who escaped death, was Vīrapandu (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 Līlāvatī. He belonged to the family of the Kālanāgaras and was responsible for the queen's accession. He seems to have been slain by the Pandu king Parakkama (4)   see below (Cv.lxxx.49, 52). This Parakkama, was a patron of learning, and the Dāthāvamsa (q.v.) was written at his request.

4. Parakkama. A Pandu king who deposed Queen Līlāvatī and captured the throne of Ceylon. He ruled in Pulatthinagara, but was captured by Māgha and tortured to death. Cv.lxxx.52ff., 71.