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King
Rajasinghe
of
Sitawaka
kingdom
was
one
of
the
main
characters
of
the
history
of
Sri
Lanka.
He
was
born
as
Tikiri
Bandara
to
the
king
Mayadunne
of
Sitawaka.
He
only
12
years
old
when
he
led
the
fist
battle
against
his
brother
in
law
Veediye
Bandara’
when
his
fort
at
Pelenda
was
attacked
chasing
him
down
to
Deundara.
Veediye
Bandara
re
grouped
with
the
troops
of
the
Kandyan
leader
and
reached
Salpiti
Korale
to
attack
Sitawaka
troops.
He
was
defeated
by
Tikiri
Bandara
again.
He
fled
to
Kandyan
Kingdom
and
returned
to
Alut
Nuwara
with
troops
of
the
kandyan
king.
After
a
fierce
battle
at
Alutnuwara,
Veediye
Bandara
was
decisively
defeated
by
Tikiri
Bandara.
This
battle
earned
him
the
name
Rajasinhe,
the
Lion
King.
He
also
led
the bloody
battle
of
mulleriyawa
against
the
Portuguese
army
who
were
equipped
with
more
advance
fire
power.
Sinhalese
army
simply
equipped
with
swords
and
their
ancient
fighting
method
called
Angam
Pora,
defeated
the
entire
Portuguese
army.
Accounts
indicate
the
vast
paddy
field
in Mulleriyawa
turned
red
with
the
blood
of
the
dead
Portuguese
soldiers.
This
was
the
greatest
defeat
an
European
army
ever
had
in
an
Asian
land.
It
still
remains
that
way.
According
to
Queros,
though
he
solicited
support
of
Malabar
coast
or
Kerala
troops,
non-availability
of
a
naval
fleet
affected
his
endeavors
to
cleanse
the
country
from
invaders
despite
his
remarkable
siege
at
Colombo
Fort.
King
Rajasinghe
I
appointed
a
South
Indian,
named
Aritta
Kivendu
as
his
chief
adviser
and
acted
on
his
advice.
He
was
awarded
the
title
Mannamperuma
Mohottala
and
converted
himself
to
Hinduism.
He
was
reported
to
have
settled
Brahmans
at
significant
Buddhist
sites
such
as Sigiriya,
sri
pada
etc.
Under
the
advice
of
Mannamperuma
Mohottala,
he
razed
many
Buddhist
religious
sites
to
the
ground.
The
discontent
caused
among
Buddhist
public
and
prelates
was
a
major
reason
for
the
downfall
of
the
kingdom.
Mandaram
pura
puwatha
reported
that
in
one
place
121
monks
were
killed
by
Rajasinha
who
was
suspected
of
rebelling
against
him.
Support
of
the
maha
sangha
that
was
a
pillar
of
strength
for
Mayadunne
and
Tikiri
Bandara
to
mobilize
the
public
support
for
the
sitawaka
kingdom
rapidly
eroded.
His
last
battle
was
with
Konappu
Bandara
who
was
attempting
the
free
the
Kandyan
Kingdom
from
Sitawaka
Kingdom.
At
a
decisive
battle
at
Balana,
Rajasinghe’s
troops
led
by
the
king
himself
lost
to
the
army
of
Konappu
Bandara
(who
later
ascended
Kandyan
throne
as
the
Vimala
Dharmasuriya
1)
and
withdrew
to
retreated
to
the
royal
park
at
Pethangoda.
It
is
said
that
at
this
park
he
was
stuck
by
a
fatal
banboo
splinter
in
the
foot.This
story
however
is
subject
to
debate.
And
some
say
it
was
the
bite
of
a
cobra
that
inhabited
the
bamboo
grove
that
killed
the
king.
It
is
said
that
that
the
body
of
the
king
was
brought
back
to
Sitawaka
Kingdom
over
the
river
and
and
burried
at
this
location.
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