Jayavira Bandara

King of Kandy

Jayavīra Banḍāra

King of Kandy
Reign	1511-1551
Predecessor	Senasammata Vikramabahu
Successor	Karalliyadde Bandara

Spouse	Santhane Devi of Kirawelle Sampala Devi of Gampola
Issue	Karalliyadde Bandara Prince Kumarasinghe Leelawathi (Queen Consort of Sithawaka) Dona Isabella (Queen Consort of Kotte)
House	House of Siri Sanga Bo
Father	Senasammata Vikramabahu
Mother	Queen Mayurawathi

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]

References

Citations

^ De Silva 2005, p. 144.
^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka
Codrington's Short History of Ceylon

Regnal titles
Jayavira Bandara House of Siri Sanga Bo Born: ? ? Died: ? 1552
Preceded by Senasammata Vikramabahu	King of Kandy 1511–1552	Succeeded by Karalliyadde Bandara

List of Kandyan monarchs

House of Siri Sanga Bo
(1473–1592)

Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu (1473–1511)
Jayaweera Astana (1511–1551)
Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581)
Dona Catherina (1581–1581)
Rajasinha I (1581–1591)

House of Dinajara
(1590–1739)

Vimaladharmasuriya I (1590–1604)
Senarat (1604–1635)
Rajasinghe II (1635–1687)
Vimaladharmasurya II (1687–1707)
Vira Narendra Sinha (1707–1739)

Nayaks of Kandy
(1739–1815)

Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747)
Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782)
Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798)
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815)

Monarchs from 1473 to 1592 were only regional rulers

v t e House of Siri Sanga Bo
(1220-1597)
Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1220–1345)	Vijayabahu III (1220–1224) Parakkamabahu II (1234–1269) Vijayabahu IV (1267/8–1270) Bhuvanaikabahu I (1271–1283) Interregnum (1283–1302) Parakkamabahu III (1302–1310) Bhuvanaikabahu II (1310–1325/6) Parakkamabahu IV (1325/6–1325/6) Bhuvanaikabahu III (1325/6–1325/6) Vijayabahu V (1325/6–1344/5)
Kingdom of Gampola (1345–1412)	Bhuvanaikabahu IV (1344/5-1353/4) Parakkamabahu V (1344/5-1359) Vikramabahu III (1357-1374) Bhuvanaikabahu V (1372/3-1391/2) Vira Bahu II (1391/2-1397) Son of Vira Bahu II (1397) Son of Vira Bahu II (1397) Vira Alakesvara (1397-1409) Parakrama Bahu Epa (1409-1412)
Kingdom of Kotte (1412–1597)	Parakramabahu VI (1412-1467) Jayabahu II (1467-1472) Bhuvanekabahu VI (1472-1480) Parakramabahu VII (1480-1484) Parakramabahu VIII (1484-1518) Dharma Parakramabahu IX (1509-1528) Vijayabahu VII (1509-1521) Bhuvanekabahu VII (1521-1551) Dharmapala (1551-1597)
Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1593)	Mayadunne (1521-1581) Rajasinha I (1581-1593)
Kingdom of Kandy (1473-1592)	Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu (1473–1511) Jayaweera Astana (1511–1551) Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) Dona Catherina (1581–1581) Rajasinha I (1581–1591)
Monarchs of Kandy were only regional rulers