# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vijayabahu-i-of-polonnaruwa
# Generated: 2026-08-16T11:45:15.875Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vijayabahu-i-of-polonnaruwa"
name: "Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa"
slug: "vijayabahu-i-of-polonnaruwa"
description: "Vijayabahu I, also known as Vijayabahu the Great, was a medieval king of Sri Lanka. Born to a royal bloodline, Vijayabahu grew up under Chola occupation. He assumed rulership of the Ruhuna principality in the southern parts of the country in 1055. Following a seventeen-year-long campaign, he successfully drove the Cholas out of the island in 1070, reuniting the country for the first time in over 77 years. During his reign, he re-established Buddhism in Sri Lanka and repaired much of the damage caused to infrastructure during the wars. He offered the Thihoshin Pagoda to Burmese king Alaungsithu which still stands in Pakokku."
tagline: "Sri Lankan king of Polonnaruwaa from 1055 to 1110"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polonnaruwa_Velaikkara_Slab_Inscription.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
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profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
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birthDate: "1039"
deathDate: "1110"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.01228501228501229
  historical:           6.82934
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Vijayabahu I"
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    title: "පළමුවන විජයබාහු රජ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump