Vimaladharmasūriya I was a king of Kandy from 1590 to 1604. His reputation was built when he successfully repulsed two major Portuguese offensives on Kandy...
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Vimaladharmasūriya is a Sinhala regnal name. It may refer to: Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy (1590–1604), King of Kandy Vimaladharmasuriya II of Kandy...
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Hiripitiye Diyawadana Rala and Devanagala Rathnalankara Thera. King Vimaladharmasuriya I built a two-storey building to deposit the tooth relic and the building...
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1581. She was deposed, but queen consort of Kandy by marriage to Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy from 1594 to 1604. In her infancy, she and her father Karaliyadde...
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cases. The kings of Kandy became the rulers of the whole island with Vimaladharmasuriya I.[citation needed] The King would appoint persons deemed trustworthy...
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Don Juan de Austria may refer to: People: Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy, king of the Kingdom of Kandy from 1590 to 1604 John of Austria, ("Don Juan de...
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Wimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy. However first-hand accounts are not available concerning what happened after the death of Vimaladharmasuriya I. According to...
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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...
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1592, after decades of intermittent warfare with the Portuguese, Vimaladharmasuriya I moved his kingdom to the inland city of Kandy, a location he thought...
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high office under Vimaladharmasuriya I under the name Kuruvita Rala and was rewarded with the title "Prince of Uva". Vimaladharmasuriya I who died in 1603...
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Kingdom of Sitawaka (section Rajasinha I)
Rajasinha II and his Dutch allies. A resurgent kingdom of Kandy under Vimaladharmasuriya I also sacked Sitawaka, and went on to become the major source of resistance...
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Warriors like Mayadunne, Veediya Bandara, Seethawaka Rajasinghe, Vimaladharmasuriya I, Senarath, Rajasinghe II, Nikapitiye Bandara and Edirille Rala who...
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ascent to the throne by Konappu Bandara who came to be known as Vimaladharmasuriya I. Having embraced Buddhism, he consolidated his authority further...
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king however resisted. He helped the Kandyan kingdom under kings Vimaladharmasuriya I and Senarat during the period 1593–1635 with the intent of securing...
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indigenous people accepted the imposition of foreign colonial influence, i.e. the Stranger King, as a means of conflict resolution. In doing so, the...
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Devanampiyatissa King Dutugemunu King Gajabahu I King Parâkramabâhu I King Vijaya King Vikkamabahu King Vimala Dharma Surya I Queen Anula Queen Lilavati Rani Padmini...
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Veere after a 12-month voyage. Visiting Kandy, the seat of King Vimaladharmasuriya I, Spilbergen and the king developed cordial relations. The king's...
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Vickramabahu III. Centuries later, during the late 16th century, Vimaladharmasuriya I took up residence within these walls and instigated a series of enhancements...
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Mannar to Kandy where she was placed on the throne. The Emperor Vimaladharmasuriya I defeated the Portuguese who had occupied Kandy and seized and married...
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foreign. Each monarch belongs to one of nine royal houses (Vijaya, Lambakanna I, Moriya, Lambakanna II, Vijayabahu, Kalinga, Siri Sanga Bo, Dinajara and Nayaks)...
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Rajasinghe I also known as the lion of Sitawaka (Sinhala:පළමුවන රාජසිංහ) was a king of Sitawaka, known for his patriotism and fight against the Portuguese...
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war-torn period weakened the Buddhist Sangha so much, that in 1592, Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy sought aid from Burma to ordain Buddhist monks, as there...
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she was deposed by Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy due to political reasons. Kusumāsana Devi eventually married Vimaladharmasuriya I, becoming a queen consort...
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became the top of Sinhalese society. Konappu Bandara Appuhamy or *Vimaladharmasuriya I from Yatinuwara at Ededuwa village in Peradeniya who was established...
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Hideyoshi with the aim of attacking the Ming dynasty of China. 1594 Vimaladharmasuriya I moves the capital of the Sinhala Kingdom to Kandy, Sri Lanka. 1596...
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attacked Jaffna. Enthiramana helped the re-founded Kandyan Kingdom King Vimaladharmasuriya I (1593–1604) and King Senarat (1604–1635) to secure help from South...
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Konappu Bandara (Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy) and the Portuguese. Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya Kingdom of Dambadeniya Rajasinha I of Sitawaka Sitawaka...
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the Kandyans blamed the Portuguese, who were forced to withdraw. Vimaladharmasuriya I became the new king of Kandy. Meanwhile, the Jaffna Kingdom in the...
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place at the temple of the tooth, in Senkadagala (Kandy) by King Vimaladharmasuriya I (1592–1603). Though prior to all these events, the tooth relic had...
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Spilbergen meeting King Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy in 1602...
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