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This is not quite convincing. During the whole period of his r
reign, Parkramabihu had to contend with a number of enemies.
First ?1gha, then Candrabhnu and possibly the Pyas as we
shall see later, gave constant trouble to the Sinhalese ruler.
If one asks why Parkramabhu failed to hold his coronation at
Polonnaruva between 12k7 and 125k when there were no foreign
invasions, one may also ask why he failed to achieve that
between 1255 and 1260 when, according to Paranavitana, Parkramabhu
bad freed Polonnaruva of the enemy. The date of Candrabhtnu's
second invasion is not definitely known to be 1260. Some place
it in 1262 and some others later on If we accept 1262, the time
lapse between 12k7 and 125k is almost the same as that between
1255 and 1262. If during the seven-year period between 12k7
and 125k Parkramabhu was pnevented from realising his ambition
by !gha'a presence in Polonnaruva, what prevented him from
achieving his aim during the seven-year period from 1255 and
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1262, whenIgha o2, any other enemy was at Polonnaruva I It is
not possible , therefore, to argue that )gha was ruling at
Poloxinaruva till 1255 on the basis that Parkramabhu failed
to hold hid coronation in that city before 1255. As we shall
aee later on, whether )Zgha was defeated in 1255 or before 12117,
what is important is that the Sinhalese rulers could not get
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