Randoli

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Randoli were consorts of royal blood in the harem of the Kings of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Kandyan Kings maintained a harem, in addition to a chief queen and one or two secondary queens.

The concubines in the harem, consisted of three categories,
1. Level I - Rondoli
2. Level II - Rididoli
3. Level III - Yakadadoli

the Randoli who were consorts (level I) of royal blood, Rididoli who were consorts (level II) from either noble families of royal lineage or sisters of Randoli(Queen Consort) and Yakadadoli (level III) who were commoners from Radala and other noble castes.[1][2] Queen Consort was ranked in the Randoli category. Her children ware only qualified to succeed the throne. Children of both Rididoli and Yakadadoli were disqualified from kingship. This was the case with Vira Narendra Sinha who had Sri Vijaya Rajasinha the brother of his queen succeed him as opposed to his sons from his Yakadadolis.

Hindu princesses were brought over from Madurai in South India as Randolis after the royal families of the maritime region adopted Christianity.[citation needed] The Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera derives from the Randoli of the Royal household.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Fernando, A. Denis N. (1986). "ANCIENT MAPS OF SRI LANKA—as a Primary Source of Information for the Study of HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch. 31: 82–114.
  2. ^ Vimaladharma, Kapila Pathirana (2000). "FAMILY GENEALOGIES IN THE STUDY OF PRE-COLONIAL KANDYAN SOCIETY AND POLITY". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka. 45: 93–128.
  • Pon Kulendiren. Sufferings of Innocent Souls: Short Stories on Human Rights Violations. Xlibris Corporation, Sep 1, 2012 pg. 62[self-published source]
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