Veediya Bandara

  • Veediya Bandara
  • වීදිය බණ්ඩාර
Commander-in-Chief of Kotte Kingdom
Spouse
  • Samudra Devi
  • Suriya Devi
IssueKing Dharmapala of Kotte
Prince Vijayapala
Prince Suriyabandara
HouseMalala-Irugal
FatherKumara Bandara
MotherSamudra Devi of Madampe alias Princess Kapuru Lamaethana

Veediya Bandara (Sinhala: වීදිය බණ්ඩාර) was the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Kotte, Sri Lanka, during the reign of Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte (1521–1551).[1] He was a gifted warrior[1] and widely regarded as one of the greatest generals of Sri Lankan history. Well known for his prowess of warfare, he was the central figure of the Kotte army, in a series of relentless wars against King Mayadunne of Sitawaka and occasionally, against the Portuguese.[2] Being impetuous by nature, he got himself involved in many scandals, including the murder of his wife, Samudra Deviya (සමුද්‍ර දේවි), the daughter of his king.

  1. ^ a b "Veediya Bandara". Sunday Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ Blaze, L. E. (1900). History of Ceylon. Colombo: Christian Literature Society. ISBN 81-206-1841-6. Retrieved 1 January 2015 – via Google Books.