Parakramabahu IV

Parakkamabahu IV
King of Dambadeniya
Reign1325/6
PredecessorBhuvanaikabahu II
SuccessorBhuvanaikabahu III
Names
Pandit Parakramabahu
DynastyHouse of Siri Sanga Bo
FatherBhuvanaikabahu II
MotherQueen Saraswathi Devi of Kalinga
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Parakkamabahu IV was King of Dambadeniya in the 14th century, who was also a scholar known as Pandit Parakramabahu. He built a temple for the Tooth Relic at Kurunegala and was responsible for writing Dhaladha Siritha, a book that laid down procedures for uninterrupted conduct of paying homage to the sacred relic. He renamed Mahanuwara (Kandy/මහනුවර) as Senkadagala. He extended patronage to Vijayaba Pirivena, Asgiriya Temple, and Sri Ghanananda Pirivena. He succeeded his father Bhuvanaikabahu II as King of Dambadeniya and was succeeded by Bhuvanaikabahu III.[1]

  1. ^ "Sri Lanka's Rulers" History of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2018-03-11.