1. Parakkama (Parakkanta). A Pandyan king, probably the son of Vikkamapandu, who ruled over Ceylon for two years (1051 52). He was slain by the Colas. Cv.lvi.16.
2. Parakkama. A Pandu king of Madhurá. When attacked by Kulasekhara, he appealed for assistance to Parakkamabáhu 1. of Ceylon. Parakkamabáhu sent an army under Lankápura to help him, but by the time the Sinhalese forces arrived, Kulasekhara had slain the king and his family and seized Madhurá. Parakkama's youngest son, who escaped death, was Vírapandu (Cv.lxxvi.76ff., 142, 193, 200). Parakkama was killed in the village of Tirimalakka. Ibid., lxxvii.52.
3. Parakkama. The general and minister of Queen Lílávatí. He belonged to the family of the Kálanágaras and was responsible for the queen's accession. He seems to have been slain by the Pandu king Parakkama (4) see below (Cv.lxxx.49, 52). This Parakkama, was a patron of learning, and the Dáthávamsa (q.v.) was written at his request.
4. Parakkama. A Pandu king who deposed Queen Lílávatí and captured the throne of Ceylon. He ruled in Pulatthinagara, but was captured by Mágha and tortured to death. Cv.lxxx.52ff., 71.