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The dynasty of Vimaladharmasurya I largely tolerated the presence of Christians, in particular Catholics fleeing Portuguese land following their occupation by the Dutch. On occasion, the Kandyan kings even protected Catholic agents, most famously Vimaladharmasurya II's protection of Joseph Vaz. The religious environment, however, changed ...
[1] [2] However, the kingdom was later conquered by Rajasinghe I of Sitawaka in 1581, marking the end of the first phase of the kingdom under the Siri Sangha Bo dynasty. In 1592, Vimaladharmasuriya I reestablished the kingdom with his dynasty, earning him the title of the Kandyan Kingdom's second founder. During his reign, Kandy became a major ...
In the first dynasty to rule the Kingdom of Kandy, the House of Siri Sanghabo, the kings married Sinhalese royal blood lineage (Gampola, Keerawalle) as the Queen Consort. However, in the second dynasty, House of Dinaraja, the kings married South Indian princesses of the Madurai royal family, except for the first and the second king, who married ...
The Kandyan period covers the history of Sri Lanka from 1597–1815. After the fall of the Kingdom of Kotte , the Kandyan Kingdom was the last Independent monarchy of Sri Lanka . The Kingdom played a major role throughout the history of Sri Lanka .
Four Nayak monarchs ruled Kandy, with the last, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, deposed in 1815 due to the collusion between the Kandyan nobility and the British. This led to his exile in Vellore Fort, India, [10] and the end of the Kandyan Nayak dynasty, marking the last indigenous rule before Sri Lanka's colonization by the British. [11]
Kandyan troops soon crossed the British-Kandyan border seeking Ehelepola, and attacked the British garrison at Sitawaka - of itself enough provocation for Brownrigg to dispatch a force to Kandy. [6] The situation was only worsened by the arrival of a group of British traders who Sri Vikrama Rajasingha had ordered mutilated at Hanguranketha. [11]
He did not possess the qualities of a king and during his time Portuguese forces laid waste to Kandyan territory in frequent invasions, which he could not effectively repulse. Several rebellions rose against him during his reign to quell those he aligned with the Portuguese. [ 2 ]
Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) Kingdom of Kandy Vanni chieftaincies British Empire Kandyan Opposition Defeat. Kandyan convention signed between the British and the Kandyan chiefs, abolishing the Kandyan monarchy; Vanni region lost to the British; End of 2357 years of Sinhalese independence