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
King of Kandy
Reign1551-1581
PredecessorJayavira Bandara
SuccessorKusumasana Devi
BornRoyal Palace,Kandy, Sri Lanka
SpouseDenawaka Kusumasana Devi (Galegama Adasin) from Kirawelle clan
IssueDona Margerida
Kusumasana Devi
Names
Karalliyadde Jayavira Bandara
HouseHouse of Siri Sanga Bo
DynastyMaurya
FatherJayavira Bandara
MotherSantana Devi of Keerawalle
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  • Portrayed by Niroshan Wijesinghe in the 2019 TV Derana TV series Kusumasana Devi.

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Obeyesekere 2017, p. 161.

Bibliography

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  • 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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Karalliyadde Bandara
Born: ? ? Died: ? ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Kandy
1552–1582
Succeeded by