House of Dinajara
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| House of Dinaraja දිනරාජ රාජවංශය | |
|---|---|
| Royal house | |
 Flag of the Kingdom of Kandy | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Founded | 1590 |
| Founder | Vimaladharmasuriya I |
| Final ruler | Sri Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha |
| Estate(s) | Kingdom of Kandy |
| Dissolution | 1739 |
The House of Dinajara (Sinhala: දිනරාජ රාජවංශය) was the Royal house of the Kingdom of Kandy between 1590 and 1739.
Establishment
Konappu Bandara Appuhamy or *Vimaladharmasuriya I[1] from Yatinuwara at Ededuwa village in Peradeniya who re-established the Kandyan Kingdom defeating Portuguese at the battle of Danture. His father Weerasundra Bandara of non royal Gasthara (Govigama Serfdom) caste member and his mother Kosgolle Gedara Wimalu from Bathgama Caste served Rajasinhe 1 of Sithawaka as Dukgannarala or royal meal certifier. In 1582 an army from Rajasinghe 1 attacked Kandy and King Karalliyadde (1552-1582 A.D.) fled to Manner with his family, seeking the protection of the Portuguese and appointed Weerasundara Badara to the post of adjudicator (Saamamtha).
But after a few days the king grew suspicious of Weerasundara Bandara and got him killed through subterfuge. Princess Kusumasana Devi daughter of King Karaliyadde, the heir to the Kandyan Kingdom as well as Yamasingha Bandara, a nephew of the King and Konappu Bandara, son of Weerasundara Bandara had fled to the Portuguese and lived under their protection.
At this point a Portuguese army was sent to Kandy under Dom João. The Portuguese captured Kandy very easily and made Dom Filipe (Yamasingha Bandara) the King of Kandy. He died after a few months and Konnapu Bandara was appointed to the King. Then he gave leadership and betrayed Portuguese and rebelled against them and made Kandyan Kingdom.
Monarchs
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | King From | King Until | Relationship with Predecessor(s) |
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Vimaladharmasuriya I | - | 1604 | 1590 | 1604 | *Husband of Kusumasana Devi |
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Senarat | - | 1635 | 1604 | 1635 | *Cousin or half-brother of Vimala Dharma Suriya I |
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Rajasinghe II | 1608 | December 6, 1687 | 1635 | November 25, 1687 | *Son of Senarat and Kusumasana Devi |
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Vimaladharmasurya II | - | June 4, 1707 | 1687 | June 4, 1707 | *Son of King Rajasinghe II |
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Vira Narendra Sinha (a.k.a. Sri Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha) |
1690 | May 13, 1739 | June 4, 1707 | May 13, 1739 | *Son of Vimala Dharma Suriya II |
References
- ↑ "රාජාවලිය - රාජාවලිය iii - Wikibooks". si.wikibooks.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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