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. 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]
| Karalliyadde Banḍāra | |||||
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| King of Kandy | |||||
| Reign | 1551-1581 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jayavira Bandara | ||||
| Successor | Kusumasana Devi | ||||
| Born | Royal Palace,Kandy, Sri Lanka | ||||
| Spouse | Denawaka Kusumasana Devi (Galegama Adasin) from Kirawelle clan | ||||
| Issue | Dona Margerida Kusumasana Devi | ||||
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| House | House of Siri Sanga Bo | ||||
| Dynasty | Maurya | ||||
| Father | Jayavira Bandara | ||||
| Mother | Santana Devi of Keerawalle | ||||
In popular culture
edit- Portrayed by Niroshan Wijesinghe in the 2019 TV Derana TV series Kusumasana Devi.
See also
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editCitations
edit- ^ a b Obeyesekere 2017, p. 161.
Bibliography
edit- Obeyesekere, Gananath (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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