Samara Vijayatunggavarman

Srivijaya was thought to be destroyed by Chola during the attack in 1025. But in 1966 a Sri Lanka archaeologist named S. Puranavitana discovered two inscriptions; the Madigiriya inscription and Bolanda inscription.

This inscription was written during the short reign of Mahinda VI.

(This inscription) was formulated in memory of Maharaja Samara who drove Chola out of all Sri Lanka. The village of Mehendibapiti, which is owned by Maharaja Samara, should be given to the tenant, it should be remembered at this time; We have been released by this king, he must be remembered, our villages and lands have been released by this king, it must also be remembered that no matter how many villages he owns, how many houses and gardens he owns, the houses and the gardens would remain uninhabited without any court officials invading their rights and plundering them.

This inscription wrote about the story of Adipada Mahendra who had been defeated in a battle. He fled his land and gained protection at Srivijaya which was ruled by Maravijayottungavarman at that time. Adipada Mahendra had a son named Mahendra and a princess who married Maravijayottungavarman. From the marriage, the Maharaja had two children, Sangrama Vijayatunggavarman and Samara Vijayatunggavarman. Mahendra later married with Samara's princess. The inscription also wrote about Rajendra Chola I's murder.