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The Royal Palace of Kandy (Sinhala: කන්ද උඩරට මාලිගාව) is a historical palace complex located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was the official residence of the kings of the Kingdom of Kandy before the British colonization in 1815. The palace complex is a remarkable example of traditional Kandyan architecture ...
King of Kandy මහ රජතුමා Last to reign Sri Vikrama Rajasinha 17 July 1798 – 10 February 1815 Details Style His Majesty First monarch Senasammata Vikramabahu Last monarch Vikrama Rajasinha Formation 1469 Abolition 1815 Residence Royal Palace Monarchical Sri Lanka Part of a series on the politics and government of the Sinhala kingdom Royal Court Monarch King Queen consort ...
Vimaladharmasūriya I was a king of Kandy from 1590 to 1604. His reputation was built when he successfully repulsed two major Portuguese offensives on Kandy , the Battle of Danture in 1594 and the Battle of Balana in 1602, in both of which the Portuguese were humiliatingly defeated.
He also built the Kandy Lake. Kandy Lake built by Sri Vickrama Rajasinha. He also donated more lands to Dalada Maligawa and the King gave high prominence to Dalada Perahara. Sri Vickrama Rajasinha embraced Buddhism and did sacrifices to the Tooth Relic of Buddha. [4] Several ministers under the king conspired against him.
Sēnasammata Vikramabāhu [note 1] was King of Kandy from 1469 to 1511. Before becoming independent the provinces that made up the Kingdom of Kandy belonged to the Kingdom of Kotte. Vikramabāhu founded the city of Kandy, [1] and during the reign of Parakramabahu VI Kandy became a separate entity seceding from Kotte. [2]
The Dutch attacked Kandy once again in 1765 and in this occasion, both parties suffered severe casualties. The king went to Hanguranketha and hid there for safety. Battles continued for months and the king wanted peace with the Dutch due to the widening of internal issues of the Kingdom of Kandy. Taking advantage of this opportunity the Dutch ...
Karalliyadde Banḍāra was King of Kandy, who ruled from 1551 to 1581. During his reign Banḍāra publicly embraced Catholicism , brought to the island by the Portuguese . He and his infant daughter princess Kusumāsana Devi fled the kingdom with his retinue.
King of Kandy 1604–1635 Succeeded by. Râjasimha II This page was last edited on 11 January 2025, at 17:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...