Prabandha-Chintamani (IAST: Prabandha-cintāmaṇi) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (semi-historical biographical narratives).
[1] The book is divided into five prakashas (parts):[2] As a work of history, Prabandha-Chintamani is inferior to contemporary historical literature, such as the Muslim chronicles.
[3] Merutunga states that he wrote the book to "replace the oft-heared ancient stories which no longer delighted the wise".
However, while narrating historical incidents, he does not give much importance to contemporary period, of which he possessed direct knowledge.
It appears that Merutunga knew years of historical incidents from the earlier records, and fabricated the exact dates to make his work more believable.