The remainder of the story can be gleaned from inscriptions in south India and by inference. The Sinhala army is known to have scored a number of victories over the Chola army. Lankapura is said to have returned to Sri Lanka as a war hero and rewarded for his valor in battle. Nevertheless the forces of Parākramabāhu appear to have remained in Pandya Nadu, scoring victories over Rajadhiraja II in 1176. It was not until 1181 when Virapandya III was defeated that the they withdrew from Pandya Nadu, retaining only the area around Rameswaram.