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Gongalegoda Banda | |
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Pretender | |
Born | 13 March 1809 Kingdom of Kandy |
Died | 1 December 1849 Straits Settlements |
Regnal name claimed | Sri Wickrama Siddapi |
Throne(s) claimed | King of Kandy |
Pretend from | 26 July 1848 |
Monarchy abolished | 1848 |
Last monarch | Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe |
Father | Wansapurna Dewage Sinchia Fernando |
Wansapurna Dewage David alias Gongalegoda Banda (a.k.a. Peliyagoda David) (13 March 1809 – 1 December 1849 ) was the leader of the Matale rebellion in 1848, pretender to the throne of Kandy and a national hero of Sri Lanka.