This site had remains of four foot thick foundations and the place was strewn with Kandyan tiles and other palace debris. Thus he paved the way to officially hand over this priceless reserve to the Mussulmen, he was the Asst. Commissioner of Archaeology who came to declare officially that this site was of no significance archaeologically. Thanks to the untiring efforts of former G A.
Kuruppu, the attempt to acquire the entire land by the Muslims with powerful connections was prevented and half an acre was officially alloted to build a suitable memorial to Queen Dona Catherina. This half an acre in being encroached by the Mussullmen hordes a special restrictive order was given by the then G. A Grama Sevaka Niladari was commissioned to demarcate this half an acre.
But unfortunately he returned without performing his official duty. Even today this officially reserved half an acre is not properly demarcated and fenced off. According to rumours, the holy rosary of pearls wound around her hands, together with Bible and priceless royal jewellery were pilfered from her grave by the Musselman Hordes, yes these Goni Billas. All Sinhalese should get together to pay homage to this Suriya Wansa Queen Maha Patabandige Kusumasena Devi and pray that this edifice comes to pass, so that a permanent oil lamp in her memory can be lit as it was continuously done until recently, under the shade of an old gnarled tree which too was destroyed by these Musselman hordes.
In similar fashion I as a Kegalle citizen implore all our Sinhalese brothren irrespective of caste or creed to come forward to fight for our rights and privileges to form a restoration society in order just to re-build an edifice, to collect the scattered bones thrown out of beloved Queen Dona Catherina and lay her to rest eternally and to light coconut oil lamp permanently in her perpetual memory and in the records of Kshatriya Kula, Lord Sakya Muni.
She designed it after Spanish matador Uniform. Karalliyadde The Island. Kusumasana Devi last Queen of Sinhale by S. Karalliyadde 21st July marks the th anniversary of the demise of the last queen of Sinhale. The king went to Goa where he died in The rebels placed on the throne Weera Wickrama Bahu alias Rankodipathirannehe, son of Thunayama who ruled for 36 years from Last days This queen breath her last at Welimannatota palace in Kegalle on the 21st July and her last rites performed on the following day.
Bell- This palace was situated in the Sabaragamuwa province in the district of Kegalle, in the Parana Karu Korale, Mawathagam Pattuwa, at the border of Rockhill Estate, Kegalle in the archaeological reserve declared in the early 20th Century. Author Ananda. Comments are closed. Hit Counter provided by technology news. This led to a matrimonial alliance between Kotte and Senkadagala as Jayaweera II too had married a princess from Keeravella.
The king went to Goa where he died in The rebels placed on the throne Weera Wickrama Bahu alias Rankodipathirannehe, son of Thunayama who ruled for 36 years from His daughter is Kusumasana Devi about whom this commemorative article is written.
Rajasinghe I of Seethawaka came to Senkadagala in and placed Weerasundera Bandara in the throne. Jayaweera III now deposed with his teenage daughter queen and nephew Yamasinghe Bandara fled to Mannar where the queen and the king died of small-pox.
The Portugese Nuns in Mannar undertook the custody of the little princess, baptized her as Dona Catherina and gave her an education befitting a queen.
She learnt under the Portuguese the languages, religions, music, state craft and diplomacy, etiquettes and all other intricate details befitting a would be queen. The Portuguese had at the back of their mind a plan to give her in marriage to a Portuguese General at the appropriate time and place her in the Senkadagala throne so that they achieve what they failed by might by sheer diplomatic manoeuvres.
Kusumasana Devi was also known as Kamalasana Devie or Lokanatha Maha Biso Bandara in the Senkadagala kingdom was finally brought to Senkadagala from Mannar when she was about 12 years with the hope of getting her married to a Portuguese General and keeping her in the Senkadagala throne. But however, the Portuguese plans were thwarted and I quote Mr. Naganathan from the Daily News of 7th September Life She was the daughter of king Karaliyadde Bandara, but was sent to Portuguese Ceylon as a hostage and brought up in European style, taking the name Dona Catarina.
After the death of her father in , the Portuguese installed her as a client ruler in the Campaign of Danture. She was at this point a teenager. She succeeded her father Karaliyadde Bandara as king of Kandy. The attempt was a disaster, with Portuguese forces completely wiped out. She was deposed by Rajasinha I of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in the same year she ascended the throne.
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