Tags: Monarch.
Vira Bahu I (1196) was son of Nissanka Malla and king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa in present day Sri Lanka. He came to the throne after his father’s death however only managed to reign for less than a day being crowned at night and slain at dawn by the commander-in-chief of the army Tavuru Senevirat on the grounds that he was a son not equal to his father.