Raigama Bandara also known as Pararajasinghe was the son of Vijayabahu VII (1521) and brother of
Mayadunne and Buvanekabahu VI. When
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte ( si, කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය, Kottay Rajadhaniya), named after its capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Kotte, was a Sinhala kingdom, Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th cent ...
was divided due to the incident known as "
Wijayaba Kollaya", which resulted in the assassination of king Vijayabahu, Pararajasinghe became the ruler of Raigama. Raigam Bandara is known as a good ruler who upheld the economy of the Raigama. However, after a battle with the Kingdom of Kotte the family of Raigam Bandara had fled to Matara as a result of miscommunication. The fleeing of the family was followed by the downfall of the ruler himself. The only descendants of the king still live bearing the name of "Mohotti" in Matara and in North Central province.
Crisis of the Sixteenth Century
People of the Kingdom of Kotte
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