Karalliyadde Bandara


Karalliyadde Banḍāra was the 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. He succeeded his father Jayavira Bandara as king and was succeeded by his daughter Kusumasana Devi.

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