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Jayavira Bandara

Jayavira Bandara

King of Kandy

Jayavīra Banḍāra was King of Kandy from 1511 to 1551. He succeeded his father Senasammata Vikramabahu as king and was succeeded by his son Karalliyadde Bandara.[1][2] During the reign of Banḍāra, Catholic friars appeared at court and some conversions took place in the kingdom.[2]

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  1. [1]
    De Silva 2005, p. 144.
  2. [2]
    Obeyesekere 2017, p. 161.

Bibliography

  • De Silva, K. M. (2005). A history of Sri Lanka ([Revised.] ed.). Delhi: Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN 9558095923.
  • Obeyesekere, Gananath (2017). "Between the Portuguese and the Nāyakas: the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom, 1591– 1765". In Biedermann, Zoltan; Strathern, Alan (eds.). Sri Lanka at the crossroads of history. London: UCL Press. ISBN 9781911307846.
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