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Also known as Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja

150px|thumb|right|Phrae Boromadhatu stupa Chandrabhanu (, ; reigned from 1255 to 1262) or Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja or Sri Dharmasokaraja IV, was the King of Tambralinga Kingdom in present-day Thailand, Malaysia and the Jaffna Kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. A Javaka, he was known to have ruled from during the period of 1230 until 1262.

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Born
1931
Died
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Works
10

Top works

  • Hindī upanyāsa, vividha āyāma
  • Dharmavīra Bhāratī kā sāhitya
  • Dharmavīra Bhāratī kā sāhitya: sr̥jana ke vividha raṅga
  • Hindī gadya sāhitya
  • Kathākāra Phaṇīśvaranātha Reṇu

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja
Royalty.succession
King of Tambralinga
Royalty.reign
1230–1262
Royalty.native_lang1
Tamil
Royalty.coronation
1230
Royalty.predecessor
Sri Dharmasokaraja III
Royalty.successor
Sri Dharmasokaraja V
Royalty.royal house
Padmavamsa (Lotus) dynasty
Royalty.succession1
King of Jaffna
Royalty.reign1
1255–1262
Royalty.predecessor1
Kalinga Magha
Royalty.successor1
Savakanmaindan
Royalty.birth_place
Tambralinga
Royalty.death_date
1262
Royalty.religion
Buddhism

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Tambralinga
  • First invasion of Sri Lanka
  • Chandrabhanu's son
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

150px|thumb|right|Phrae Boromadhatu stupa Chandrabhanu (, ; reigned from 1255 to 1262) or Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja or Sri Dharmasokaraja IV, was the King of Tambralinga Kingdom in present-day Thailand, Malaysia and the Jaffna Kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. A Javaka, he was known to have ruled from during the period of 1230 until 1262.

He was also known for building a well-known Buddhist stupa in southern Thailand. In 1247 he sent an expedition to the island ostensibly to acquire the Buddhist relic from the island. Sinhalese King Parakramabahu II sent his nephew Prince Veerabahu to handle the unexpected Malay invasion. He was able to defeat Chandrabhanu. But Chandrabhanu's forces, using poison darts, were able to occupy the Jaffna kingdom, the northern part of the island in 1255. Repeated attempts to conquer the rest of the island ensued. In 1258 his forces faced an invasion of the island by the forces of the Pandyan Dynasty commanded by Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I, and Chandrabhanu submitted to Pandyan rule, bringing the Jaffna kingdom under Pandyan suzerainty. From 1262–1264 Tambralinga forces, using Chola and Pandyan soldiers commanded by Chandrabhanu's son Savakanmaindan and two Sinhalese princes were defeated by the Pandyans led in the invasion by Jatavarman Vira Pandyan I.

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