1. Lankápura. See Lankánagara.
2. Lankápura Dandanátha. A general of Parakkamabáhu I. He was probably (Cv.lxx.218; Cv.Trs.305, n.5) the son of the Lankádhinátha Kitti. We first hear of him as having parried the attack of Gajabáhu's forces, at the pass of Khandigáma. He was later sent in command of the expedition against Kulasekhara, to help the Pandu king, Parakkama of Madhurá. He landed at the Pandu port of Taladilla and occupied Rámissara. From there he advanced to Kundukála. The prisoners whom he sent to Ceylon were used to help in the restoration of the Ratanaváluka cetiya. At Kundukála, Lankápura built the fortress of Parakkamapura. He defeated Kulasekhara and his numerous allies in several battles, and won over some of his allies, such as Ilankiyaráyara, Málavaráyara and Colagangara, by gifts and honours, and captured, among other places, the fortress of Semponmári. He was assisted by Lankápura Deva and Lankágiri Sora, the general Gokanna, the Kesadhátus Loka and Kitti, and an officer named Jagadvijaya. He then captured Mundikkára and several other fortresses and occupied Rájiná. He subdued the Cola and Pandu countries, and is said to have issued coins bearing the name of Parakkamabáhu I., while he restored the Pandu kingdom to Vírapandu. The village of Pandu vijaya was founded by the king to, commemorate the victory of Lankápura. The account of Lankápura's exploits is found in Cv.lxxvi.76ff.; lxxvii.1ff.
It is curious that no mention is made in the Ceylon Chronicles of Lankápura's return to Ceylon, nor of any honours bestowed on him by the king. South Indian inscriptions relate that Lankápura was defeated, and that his head, with those of his officers, was nailed to the gates of Madhurá. Codrington, op. cit., 62, 74; also Smith, Early History of India, p.340.
3. Lankápura. The name seems to have been used also as a title and was conferred on Kadakkuda (Cv.lxxii.39), Rakkha (Cv.lxxv.70), and Deva (Cv.lxxv.130).