Reign 1325/6 Father Bhuvanaikabahu II | Dynasty House of Siri Sanga Bo House House of Siri Sanga Bo | |
Parents Bhuvanaikabahu II of Dambadeniya Successor Bhuvanaikabahu III of Dambadeniya Predecessor Bhuvanaikabahu II of Dambadeniya Grandparent Bhuvanaikabahu I of Dambadeniya Great-grandparent Parakramabahu II of Dambadeniya |
Parakkamabahu IV was King of Dambadeniya in the 14th century, who was also a scholar known as Pandit Parakramabahu. He built a temple for the Tooth relic at kurunegala and was responsible for writing Dhaladha Siritha, a book that laid down procedures for uninterrupted conduct of paying homage to the sacred relic. He renamed Mahanuwara as Senkadagala. He extended patronage to Vijayaba privena, Asgiriya temple, and Sri Ghanananda Pirivena. He succeeded his father Bhuvanaikabahu II as King of Dambadeniya and was succeeded by Bhuvanaikabahu III.
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