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1202, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Queen Lilavati.   Bronze Kahavanu Coin. VF+

Reference: Mitchiner 837-839.  Denomination: Bronze Kahavanu Mint Period: 1197-1200 / 1209-1211 Condition: Lightly pitted by corrosion, dark and eearthen deposits, otherwise VF+ Material: Bronze Diameter: 20mm Weight: 4.16gm

Obverse: Seated King beneath legend in right field. Legend: "Sri Raja Lilavati"

Reverse: Standing king with ancillary symbols.

Authenticity on all offered coins guaranteed. 

Queen Lilavati (reigned 1197–1200, 1209–10, and 1211–12) was the second woman in Sri Lankan history to rule as sovereign in her own right. Lilavati rose to prominence as the wife of Parakramabahu I, king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Being of royal descent herself, she then ruled as sole monarch on three different occasions in the near-anarchy following Parakramabahu's death, with the backing of various generals. The primary source for her life is the Culavamsa, specifically chapter LXXX.

It is known that Lilavati was the daughter of Sirivallabha and his wife Sugala, and that she had a brother, also called Manabharana. She would have met her future husband when still young as Parakramabahu was her cousin, the son of her uncle Manabharana of Dhakkinadesa. Following his death, Kittisrimegha ascended to the throne of Dhakkinadesa, and Manabharana's family came to live with Sirivallabha in Ruhuna. It is not known at what point she married Parakramabahu.

Lilavati's family – in particular her brother Manabharana of Ruhuna (who was married to both of Parakramabahu's sisters, Mitta and Pabhavati), and the Queen Mother, Sugala – had a very difficult relationship with Parakramabahu. Manabharana fought against Parakramabahu on several occasions,  whilst Sugala "had not a mind capable of reflection and was inclined herself by nature to evil". It is not known what role Lilavati played in the complex scheming between them.

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2018-03-07
Coin Group
 Metal: Bronze
 State: Sri Lanka/Ceylon
 Person: Queen Lilavati
 
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