Wijayaba Kollaya
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Vijayaba Kollaya (1521)
This is the historic event that happened in 1521 where the Kotte
king's (Vijayabahu VII) three sons mutinied against their father killing him and divided the Kingdom among themselves.
King Vijayabahu VII had three sons by his first marriage named Bhuvanekabahu (later Bhuvanekabãhu VII of Kotte), Pararajasingha (later Raigam Bandara) and Mayadunne (later Mayadunne of Sitawaka). Queen Kiravella, whom the king married second , had a son named Devaraja by her first marriage. The princes who came to know that the king intended to make Devaraja the heir to the throne, at the request of his second queen, became hostile to the king. The king was murdered in the palace itself by a hired foreigner. This event is known as the Wijayaba Kollaya.
As the result of the Wijayaba Kollaya, which took place in 1521, the Kingdom of Kotte
was divided into three parts. Even though Mayadunne was the youngest of three princes he was the mastermind behind the whole incident. Mayadunne had a dream to become the king of Kotte
and from the beginning Bhuvanekabãhu VII was suspicious of him and relied on Portuguese
help. Therefore this incident indirectly gave way for the Portuguese to get involved in internal feuds and matters of Sri Lanka
n kingdoms.
This is the historic event that happened in 1521 where the Kotte
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte , centred on Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. Its king was the last native sovereign to unify all of Sri Lanka under one rule. -Etymology:The term Kotte means fortress in Sinhalese...
king's (Vijayabahu VII) three sons mutinied against their father killing him and divided the Kingdom among themselves.
King Vijayabahu VII had three sons by his first marriage named Bhuvanekabahu (later Bhuvanekabãhu VII of Kotte), Pararajasingha (later Raigam Bandara) and Mayadunne (later Mayadunne of Sitawaka). Queen Kiravella, whom the king married second , had a son named Devaraja by her first marriage. The princes who came to know that the king intended to make Devaraja the heir to the throne, at the request of his second queen, became hostile to the king. The king was murdered in the palace itself by a hired foreigner. This event is known as the Wijayaba Kollaya.
As the result of the Wijayaba Kollaya, which took place in 1521, the Kingdom of Kotte
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte , centred on Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. Its king was the last native sovereign to unify all of Sri Lanka under one rule. -Etymology:The term Kotte means fortress in Sinhalese...
was divided into three parts. Even though Mayadunne was the youngest of three princes he was the mastermind behind the whole incident. Mayadunne had a dream to become the king of Kotte
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte , centred on Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. Its king was the last native sovereign to unify all of Sri Lanka under one rule. -Etymology:The term Kotte means fortress in Sinhalese...
and from the beginning Bhuvanekabãhu VII was suspicious of him and relied on Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
help. Therefore this incident indirectly gave way for the Portuguese to get involved in internal feuds and matters of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n kingdoms.