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Parakramabahu III
Parakramabahu III was a king of Sri Lanka who reigned from 1287 to 1293, ruling from Polonnaruwa. After a Pandya army under Aryacakravarti had taken the fortress of Yapahuwa and carried off the Tooth Relic of the Buddha, he went to the Pandya court and recovered the relic by negotiation, according to the Culavamsa.
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