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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 Royal Standard of the King 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 ...
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]
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 King was eventually deposed by the British government under the terms of the Kandyan Convention in 1815, ending over 2,300 years of domination by the Sinhalese crown on the island. The island was incorporated into the British Empire , and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was succeeded by George III , as monarch of British Ceylon .
The last king of the Kandy Mahanuwara dynasty was Vira Narendra Sinha who ruled from 1707 to 1739. This king ascended the throne in 1707 when he was seventeen and was considered to be a very pious and scholarly. In 1708 the king married a bride from Madurai Royal family, the daughter of Pitti Nayakkar. Again, in 1710, he married another bride ...
Jayavīra Banḍāra was King of Kandy from 1511 to 1551. He succeeded his father Senasammata Vikramabahu as king and was succeeded by his son Karalliyadde Bandara. [1] [2] During the reign of Banḍāra, Catholic friars appeared at court and some conversions took place in the kingdom.