Vijayabahu I is the first king of Polonnaruwa Kingdom. He became the king of the whole island in 1070 A.D. by expelling the South Indian Cholas.
King Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa Vijayabahu I (Sinhala: පළමුවන විජයබාහු රජ; Tamil: முதலாம் விஜயபாகு) was the first king of Polonnaruwa Kingdom , Sri Lanka. He assumed kingship of the Principality of Rohana (or Ruhuna) in 1055 A.D. and became the king of the whole island in 1070 A.D. by expelling the South Indian Cholas. His reign lasted until his death in 1110 A.D. Reign Chola conquest of Anuradhapura (1017-1070 A.D.)
The Kingdom of Anuradhapura , the first kingdom of Sri Lanka fell into a politically unstable situation as Chola armies from South India tried to conquest it since the end of the 10th century. In 993 A.D. the Chola King Raja Raja I (c. 985-1014 A.D.) sent a large army to
Sri Lanka to conquest the kingdom. Raja Raja I's mission became successful during the reign of his son Rajendra Chola I (c.1014-1044 A.D.), as his armies could take King Mahinda V (982-1017 A.D.), the last king of
Anuradhapura as a captive to South India (see:
Fort Hammenhiel inscriptions ) in 1917 A.D. After that, the Cholas establ…
