THE REIGN OF PRAKRAMA BAHU.

A.D. 1071. Recovery of the island from the Malabars [404]
Wijayo Bahu I. expels the Malabars [405]
Birth of the Prince Prakrama [405]
His character and renown [405]
Immense public works constructed by him [406]
Restores the order of the Buddhist priesthood [406]
Intercourse between Siam and Ceylon [406]
Temples and sacred edifices built by Prakrama [407]
The Gal-Wihara at Pollanarrua [407]
Ruins of Pollanarrua [408]
Extraordinary extent of his works for irrigation [409]
Foreign wars of Prakrama [409]
His conquests in India [410]
The death of Prakrama Bahu [410]