Karalliyadde Banḍāra | |
Succession: | King of Kandy |
Reign: | 1551-1581 |
Full Name: | Karalliyadde Jayavira Bandara |
Predecessor: | Jayavira Bandara |
Successor: | Kusumasana Devi |
Spouse: | Denawaka Kusumasana Devi (Galegama Adasin) from Kirawelle clan |
Issue: | Dona Margerida Kusumasana Devi |
Royal House: | House of Siri Sanga Bo |
Dynasty: | Maurya |
Father: | Jayavira Bandara |
Mother: | Santana Devi of Keerawalle |
Birth Place: | Royal Palace,Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Karalliyadde Banḍāra was King of Kandy, who ruled from 1551 to 1581. During his reign Banḍāra publicly embraced Catholicism, brought to the island by the Portuguese. He and his infant daughter princess Kusumāsana Devi fled the kingdom with his retinue. The princess was later baptized by the Portuguese and called Dona Catarina. He succeeded his father Jayavira Bandara as king and was succeeded by his daughter Kusumasana Devi.