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ThePolonnaruwa agreement was part of the settlement of a dispute betweenVijayabahu I and Velakkara mercenaries ofPolonnaruwa kingdom, made after a 1084 revolt had been defeated.
The agreement is contained in what is popularly known as thePolonnaruwa inscription. The Velakkara mercenaries revolted in 1084,[1] unwilling to fight their Tamil kinsmen after the declaration of war by theChola empire underKulothunga Chola I. They mutinied and burnt the palace in theVelakkara Revolt causingVijayabahu I to flee to Vatagiri. On his return, he defeated the insurrection and caused the ringleaders of the revolt to be burnt in the funeral pyres of the Generals they had killed.
Vijayabahu then made an agreement to the effect that the Velakkara mercenaries would protect theTemple of the Tooth.