Chodaganga of Polonnaruwa
{{short description|King of Polonnaruwa from 1196 to 1197}}
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| title = King of Polonnaruwa
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| reign = 1196-1197
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| predecessor = Vikramabahu II
| successor = Lilavati
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Chodaganga was King of Polonnaruwa in the twelfth century, who ruled from 1196 to 1197.{{Cite book |last=Dikshit |first=Damodar Datta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZNJAAAAMAAJ&q=Chodaganga+1196 |title=Agriculture, Irrigation, and Horticulture in Ancient Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times to 1186 A.D. : a Study Based on the Pāli Vaṃsa Literature of Sri Lanka |date=1986 |publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan |isbn=978-81-217-0000-9 |language=en|page=40}} He succeeded his uncle Vikramabahu II, whom he usurped as king of Polonnaruwa and ruled for nine months{{Cite book |last=Yamin |first=Mohammed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mJNREAAAQBAJ&q=Chodaganga+1196 |title=Cultural History of Odisha |publisher=Readworthy Publications |isbn=978-93-5018-430-1 |language=en}} before he was deposed and blinded by the general Senevirat, who installed Lilavati, wife of Parakramabahu I, as the new ruler. Chodaganga was also a nephew of Nissanka Malla.
See also
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External links
- [http://lakdiva.org/codrington/ Codrington's Short History of Ceylon]
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{{Monarchs of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa}}
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Category:Monarchs of Polonnaruwa
Category:Blind royalty and nobility
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