Vimaladharmasuriya I

Vimaladharmasūriya I
Thrisinhaladheeshwara [1]
Lankeshwara
Bhupathi
King of Kandy
Reign1592–1604
PredecessorRajasinha I of Sitawaka
SuccessorSenarat of Kandy
BornKonappu Bandara
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Died1604
Royal Palace, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Burial
Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiri Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
ConsortQueen Kusumasana Devi of Kandy
SpousesDona Amelia (Yakadadoli)
Issue
  • Crown Prince Mahastenne (died 1612)
  • Princess Suriya Mahadasin/Suriya Devi (died 1617)
  • Princess Sampala Mahadasin/ Sama Devi
  • Prince Wijayapala, Prince of Matale
  • Prince Kumarasinghe, Prince of Uva
Sinhalaපළමුවන විමලධර්‍මසූරිය
FatherVirasundara Bandara
MotherKosbokke Gedara Vimalu
(concubine of Virasundara Bandara)
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
previous Roman Catholicism

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.

  1. ^ "chapter 1, Kandyan kingdom, page 15".