Parakramabahu III was a medieval king of Dambadeniya, from 1302 to 1310. He succeeded his uncle Bhuvanaikabahu I as and was succeeded by Bhuvanaikabahu II. He is thought to be the last monarch to establish himself at Polonnaruwa, which was chosen as the capital of Sri Lanka by Sinhalese kings over a period of for 430 years from time to time. Chronicles stated that he is a son of King Vijayabhahu who was assassinated in 1270 and after the death of King he was crowned immediately. But Mahavansa said that after the death of Sri Lanka faced a huge feminine invasion from the Pandyan kingdom.