# Vikramabahu of Ruhuna

> Vikramabahu also known as Kassapa before his coronation was a medieval king of Sri Lanka. Following the death of his father in 1029, Vikramabahu led the resistance movement against the Chola invaders of the country, ruling from the southern principality of Ruhuna from 1029 to 1041. He spent a number of years building up his forces to drive out the Chola, but the Chola inscriptions affirm that Vikkamabāhu lost his life in the Chola war and that his diadem fell into the hands of Räjädhirāja. The Mahavamsa, however, says that he suddenly died of a disease in the twelíth year of his reign in the midst of extensive preparations for a Chola war.

*Sri Lankan king of Ruhuna from 1029 to 1041*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1017
- **Died:** 1041
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Vikramabahu also known as Kassapa before his coronation was a medieval king of Sri Lanka. Following the death of his father in 1029, Vikramabahu led the resistance movement against the Chola invaders of the country, ruling from the southern principality of Ruhuna from 1029 to 1041. He spent a number of years building up his forces to drive out the Chola, but the Chola inscriptions affirm that Vikkamabāhu lost his life in the Chola war and that his diadem fell into the hands of Räjädhirāja. The Mahavamsa, however, says that he suddenly died of a disease in the twelíth year of his reign in the midst of extensive preparations for a Chola war.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 43.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Kassapa VI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassapa_VI)
- [Kassapa VI](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassapa_VI)
- [카샤파 6세](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EC%83%A4%ED%8C%8C_6%EC%84%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7929589)

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