# Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya

> Vijayabahu III was the first King of Dambadeniya, who ruled from 1232- 1236. He was a member of the Sinhala Royal Family who began the Siri Sanga Bo dynasty, he was succeeded by his son Parakkamabahu II. Before he became the king of Dambadeniya, he was a ruler of a small province - a Vanni chieftain. Vijayabahu III brought the relic of the tooth of the Buddha to Dambadeniya - after it was hidden in Kotmale with the invasion of Kalinga Magha - and was placed in the Beligala Temple of Tooth. At that time, people of Dambadeniya considered the possession of the aforementioned relic, a clear indication that Vijayabahu III was the rightful King of Dambadeniya.

*King of Dambadeniya*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/vijayabahu-iii-of-dambadeniya

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Vijayabahu III was the first King of Dambadeniya, who ruled from 1232- 1236. He was a member of the Sinhala Royal Family who began the Siri Sanga Bo dynasty, he was succeeded by his son Parakkamabahu II. Before he became the king of Dambadeniya, he was a ruler of a small province - a Vanni chieftain. Vijayabahu III brought the relic of the tooth of the Buddha to Dambadeniya - after it was hidden in Kotmale with the invasion of Kalinga Magha - and was placed in the Beligala Temple of Tooth. At that time, people of Dambadeniya considered the possession of the aforementioned relic, a clear indication that Vijayabahu III was the rightful King of Dambadeniya.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 11.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Vijayabahu III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayabahu_III)
- [Vijayabahu III](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayabahu_III)
- [Vijayabahu III](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayabahu_III)
- [තුන්වන විජයබාහු රජ](https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%B1_%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B6%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%94_%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A2)
- [மூன்றாம் விஜயபாகு](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7929251)

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