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Lankapura Dandanatha

Lankapura Dandanatha
AllegianceKingdom of Polonnaruwa
Service / branchSinhala Army
Battles / warsPandyan Civil War (1169-1177)

Lankapura Dandanatha, more commonly referred to as simply Lankapura, was a Senapati of the Sinhala Army during the reign of King Parakramabahu I. He led an expeditionary force to South India in support of the Pandyan king Parakrama Pandyan I, bringing parts of Pandya Nadu under their control.[1] Lankapura succeeded in restoring the Pandyan prince to the throne, and ordered the use of Sri Lankan currency in areas under his and Pandyan prince control. Then he was beheaded by Pallavarayar alias Tirucirrambalamudaiyan perumanambi [2]

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