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rid of the foreign enemy from northern Ceylon after the fall
of Polonnaruva. The enemies were there even after 1262. Northern
Ceylon had permanently slipped out of the hands of the Sinhalese
rulers in 1215. As we shall see in the sequel, what made it
possible for Parkramabhu to enter Polonnaruva in 1262
was apparently the temporary subjugation of the enemy in northern
Ceylon by the Pyas. This, more than any other factor, prevented
ParkramabThu not only from holding his coronation but also
from restoring Polonnaruva to its pristine position.
We are, therefore, inclined to think that the
defeat of ?gha and his forces took place before the first
invasion of Candrabhnu in 12k7. )gha was ousted from Polonnaruva
possibly not long before that event. Hi forces may have continued
to resist in their fortifications in Rjaraha even after that
date.
The inha1ese sources do not inform us that ?gha
was killed in battle by the Sinhalese. It appears that )1gha
was only dislodged from Polonnaruva but not ousted completely
from Rjaraffha. However, we have no evidence at all as to
what happened to gha or about the events in Rjaraha
after his defeat. In a].]. probability, }gha and his associates
established their authority somewhere in the northernmost part
of the island. In 12k?, some time after the defeat of }1gha,
Candrabhnu invaded Ceylon. He was defeated by ParkramabThu