1. In the letters dispatched by King Buwanekabahu, he has mentioned that his kingdom is rich in pearls as well. He further added that he owns a number of ships. The king would have given these details to the Arabs, with the intention of building up friendly relations with them. Scholars are of the opinion that the king intended to win sea-power of the Arabs to his side, as the Malay kingdom too had a strong sea-power.

2. However, these relations with the Arabs, did not serve any purpose. In the year 1284 AD, King Buwanekabahu passed away.

That was the 12th year of his rule. What followed after the death of King Buwanekabahu, is not quite clear. There followed a state of anarchy and the foreign enemies would have tried their best to make use of this opportunity.

3. During this time, in the district of Ramnad, which is in close proximity to Rameshwaran, the feudal chief was a person named Arya-Chakravarti. He landed in Sri Lanka, accompanied by a Pandya army. Causing destruction to the villages on his way, he came as far as Yapahuwa. He attacked the city, plundered the wealth and conquered the area. He stole the Tooth Relic and returned to South India.

4. The Pandya king at the time, was Kulasekera. Arya-Chakravarti handed over the Tooth Relic to him. Prince Parakramabahu, the son of King Vijayabahu IV, went to South India. He went and held discussions with King Kulasekera. The pandya king Kulasekera handed over the Tooth Relic to the prince. So he was able to bring the Tooth Relic back to Sri Lanka.

5. He deposited it in Polonnaruwa and ruled the country from there. He ruled under the name Parakramabahu III. This king received Pandya help. The Tamils of Jaffna have a different story. According to them, the king in the north of the country, had fought with King Buwanekabahu, because he owned the area rich in pearls. This king had won many victories, according to them.

6. As a result, the power of the king of the north spread all over the country. Later on, the Pandya king too had interfered. He somehow conquered the area won by the king in the northern part and handed it over to the Sinhala king, Parakramabahu III. Even though this was done, the Sinhala king is supposed to have paid tribute to the king of the north.

7. Neither the name of this king nor his period of rule is ever mentioned. It may be that during the last few years of King Buwanekabahu and the years following his death, all these events would have taken place. The son of King Buwanekabahu and the son of King Vijayabahu III had been fighting for the throne. When there was unrest in the country, the Javaka king had seized the opportunity.

8. He invaded the areas under the sway of the Sinhala king. According to some, he had recorded a few victories too. There is a strong belief that Arya-Chakravarti conquered the fortress of Yapahuwa from the Javaka king.