Queen Sugala rebellion

Queen Sugala rebellion
Date1157
Location
Result Annexation of Ruhuna into the major Sinhalese kingdom.
Belligerents
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Principality of Ruhuna
Commanders and leaders
Parakramabahu I Sugala

1157 Ruhuna Rebellion, also known as the Rebellion of Queen Sugala, was a revolt led-by Queen Sugala of Ruhuna against the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa ruled by Parakramabahu the Great.[1] The rebellion was suppressed by the army of Parakramabahu, and the kingdom of Ruhuna was annexed as a part of Polonnaruwa in 1158.

  1. ^ Codrington, H. W. “NOTES ON CEYLON TOPOGRAPHY IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY, II.” The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, vol. 30, no. 78, 1925, pp. 70–91. JSTOR, JSTOR 43483786. Accessed 24 Sep. 2022.