Karalliyadde Bandara
| Karalliyadde Banḍāra | |||||
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| King of Kandy | |||||
| Reign | 1552-1582 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jayavira Bandara | ||||
| Successor | Kusumasana Devi | ||||
| Born | Royal Palace,Kandy, Sri Lanka | ||||
| Spouse | Denawaka Kusumasana Devi (Galegama Adasin) from Kirawelle clan | ||||
| Issue | Kusumasana Devi | ||||
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| House | House of Siri Sanga Bo | ||||
| Dynasty | Maurya | ||||
| Father | Jayavira Bandara | ||||
| Mother | Santana Devi of Keerawalle | ||||
Karalliyadde Banḍāra was King of Kandy, who ruled from 1552 to 1582. 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. The princess was later baptized by the Portuguese and called Dona Catarina.[1] He succeeded his father Jayavira Bandara as king and was succeeded by his daughter Kusumasana Devi.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Obeyesekere 2017, p. 161.
Bibliography[]
- Gananath Obeyesekere (2017). "Between the Portuguese and the Nāyakas: the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom, 1591– 1765". In Biedermann, Zoltan; Strathern, Alan (eds.). Sri Lanka at the crossroads of history. London: UCL Press. ISBN 9781911307846.
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