Vira Parakramabahu VIII, also known as Ambulagala Kumara, was King of
Kotte in the fifteenth century, who ruled from 1484 to 1518. He succeeded
Parakramabahu VII and was succeeded by his son
Dharma Parakramabahu IX. Another son
Vijayabahu VII also became king.
An adopted son of
Parakramabahu VI, he overthrew
Panditha Parakramabahu VII, the son of
Sirisangabo Bhuvanaikabahu VI (another adopted son of Parakramabahu VI) and claimed the throne of
Kotte.
The
Portuguese led-by
Lourenço de Almeida arrived at
Sri Lanka
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in 1505 during his reign, and diplomatic ties with the
Portuguese Empire
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were initiated. The Portuguese who met the king, made an agreement that they would protect the coastal region of the country, and as payback the king should pay a tribute of 80
tons
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* Tons River, a major river in India
* Tamsa River, locally called Tons in its lower parts (Allahabad district, Uttar pradesh, India).
* the plural of ton, a unit of mass, force, volume, energy or power
:* short ton, 2,000 poun ...
of
Cinnamon
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to them.
During the end of Parakramabahu VIII's lifetime, he divided his kingdom among his sons, and made the eldest son Dharma Parakramabahu as the next heir to the throne.
See also
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List of Sri Lankan monarchs
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The Sinhalese monarchy originates in the settlement of North Indian Indo ...
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History of Sri Lanka
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References
External links
Kings & Rulers of Sri LankaCodrington's Short History of Ceylon
Monarchs of Kotte
House of Siri Sanga Bo
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