Parakkama untranslated

Parakkama 01. (Parakkanta). A Paṇḍyan king, probably the son of Vikkamapaṇḍu, who ruled over Ceylon for two years (1051-52). He was slain by the Coḷas. Cv.lvi.16.

Parakkama 02. A Paṇḍu king of Madhurā. When attacked by Kulasekhara, he appealed for assistance to Parakkamabāhu I. of Ceylon. Parakkamabāhu sent an army under Laṅkāpura 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 Vīrapaṇḍu (Cv.lxxvi.76ff., 142, 193, 200). Parakkama was killed in the village of Tirimalakka. Cv.lxxvii.52.

Parakkama 03. The general and minister of Queen Līlāvatī. He belonged to the family of the Kāḷanāgara and was responsible for the queen’s accession. He seems to have been slain by the Paṇḍu king Parakkama (4) see below (Cv.lxxx.49, 52). This Parakkama, was a patron of learning, and the Dāṭhāvaṁsa (q.v.) was written at his request.

Parakkama 04. A Paṇḍu 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.