Vimaladharmasūriya I | |
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Thrisinhaladheeshwara [1] Lankeshwara Bhupathi | |
King of Kandy | |
Reign | 1592–1604 |
Predecessor | Rajasinha I of Sitawaka |
Successor | Senarat of Kandy |
Born | Konappu Bandara Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
Died | 1604 Royal Palace, Kandy, Sri Lanka. |
Burial | Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiri Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka. |
Consort | Queen Kusumasana Devi of Kandy |
Spouses | Dona Amelia (Yakadadoli) |
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Sinhala | පළමුවන විමලධර්මසූරිය |
Father | Virasundara Bandara |
Mother | Kosbokke Gedara Vimalu (concubine of Virasundara Bandara) |
Religion | Theravada 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.