Vimaladharmasuriya I Of Kandy
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Born | Peradeniya |
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Sri Lanka | |
Died | Sri Lanka |
Kandy | |
Sri Lanka | |
1604 | |
Kandy | |
Sri Lanka | |
Spouse | Kusumasana Devi |
Place of burial | Sri Lanka |
Reign | 1592–1604 |
Successor | Senarat of Kandy |
Date of birth | January 1,5675 |
Children | Astana Bandara |
Father | Virasundara Bandara |
Predecessor | Rajasinha I of Sitawaka |
Mother | Kosbokke Gedara Vimalu; |
Sinhala | පළමුවන විමලධර්මසූරිය |
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ID | 2216867 |
Vimaladharmasuriya I Of Kandy Life story
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, the Battle of Danture in 1594 and the Battle of Balana in 1602, in both of which the Portuguese were humiliatingly defeated.