Parakrama Pandyan II

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Parakrama Pandyan II
King of Polonnaruwa
Reign1212–1215
Predecessor Lilavati
Successor Kalinga Magha
House Pandyan Dynasty

Parakrama Pandyan II, also Pandu Parakramabahu of Polonnaruwa or Parakrama Pandu, was a Pandyan king who invaded the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in the thirteenth century and ruled from 1212 to 1215 CE. His namesake royal Parakrama Pandyan I had ruled in Madurai fifty years earlier and had sought help from his contemporary Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa when faced with a Pandyan civil war. Parakrama Pandyan II came to the throne deposing Lilavati—ruling monarch, consort and successor of Parakramabahu I—as king of Polonnaruwa. He ruled for three years until Polonnaruwa was invaded and he was taken captive by Kalinga Magha, who succeeded him.

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Parakrama Pandyan II
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Preceded by King of Polonnaruwa
12121215
Succeeded by