King Vijayabahu IV of Dambadeniya Vijayabahu IV (Sinhala: හතරවන විජයබාහු රජ; Tamil: நான்காம் விஜயபாகு) was the King of Dambadeniya Kingdom , Sri Lanka from 1270 A.D. to 1272 A.D. He ruled the country from the capital at Dambadeniya until he was assassinated by a general named Mitta (Ray, 1960). He had the surname of Bodhisattva and was a mild and humane in character (Ray, 1960). Reign The king of Dambadeniya Vijayabahu IV succeeded to the throne after the death of his father Parakramabahu II [(1236-1270 A.D.) Ray, 1960]. However, he had control of the affairs of the state for several years before his father's death (Ray, 1960). In 1262, he and his cousin Virabahu attacked and defeated Chandrabanu, a Javaka invader from Tambralinga. Mitta's conspiracy and the death of Vijayabahu IV A general named Mitta assassinated Vijayabahu IV through a slave in the second year of his reign (Ray, 1960). Buvanekabahu, the younger brother of the king was also on Mitta's assassination list but he managed to escape from it as he …
