# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gajabahu-i-of-anuradhapura
# Generated: 2026-08-16T09:08:13.296Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gajabahu-i-of-anuradhapura"
name: "Gajabahu I of Anuradhapura"
slug: "gajabahu-i-of-anuradhapura"
description: "Gajabahu I, also known as Gajabahuka Gamani, was a Sinhalese king of Rajarata in Sri Lanka. He is renowned for his military prowess, religious benefactions, extensive involvement in South Indian politics, and for possibly introducing the cult of the goddess Pattini to Sri Lanka. The primary source for his reign is the Mahavamsa, though he is also the only early Sri Lankan king to be extensively mentioned in the Chera Cilappatikaram."
tagline: "King of Anuradhapura from c.113 to c.135"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
deathDate: "136"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.07
  momentum:             6.666666666666666
  historical:           5.274118666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajabahu_I"
    title: "Gajabahu I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajabahu_I"
    title: "Gajabahu I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajabahu_I"
    title: "Gajabahu I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81"
    title: "முதலாம் கஜபாகு"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajabahu_I_dari_Anuradhapura"
    title: "Gajabahu I dari Anuradhapura"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%85%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1_%E0%B6%9C%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A2"
    title: "පළමුවන ගජබාහු රජ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5517531"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump