The History of Sithawaka and Kandy Kingdoms

Flashcards covering the political tensions between the Sithawaka and Kandy kingdoms, the invasion by King Rajasinha I, and the initial Portuguese influence on the Kandian royal family.

King Karalya dabandar befriended the ________.

Portuguese

The Kandyan ________ were disappointed that their ruler had become friends with foreigners.

elite

The elite in Kandy were disappointed because Karalya dabandar had embraced the ________ of the foreigners.

culture

________ was a powerful ally in Kandy who supported the kingdom of Sithavakar.

Virasundra Bandhara

Virasundra Bandhara supported King ________ to capture the Kandian kingdom.

Rajasinha I

King Karoliad the Bandar failed to ________ the invasion of the Kandian Kingdom by King Rajasinha.

resist

When the invasion occurred, King Karoliad the Bandar ran away to ________ along with the royal family.

Mana

King Karoliad the Bandar ran away to Mana together with his daughter ________.

Kusumasanadevi

King Karoliad the Bandar ran away to Mana with his nephew ________.

Yamasinghe Bandhare

King Karoliad the Bandar sought the protection of the ________ after fleeing Kandy.

Portuguese

In Mana, King Karoliadu daughter and nephew were ________ by the Portuguese.

baptised

Kusumasanadevi was baptised by the Portuguese as ________.

Don Catherina

The nephew of King Karoliad the Bandar was baptised as ________.

Don Philip

The rulers of Sithawaka Kingdom felt uneasy because of the ________ posed by the rulers of Sithawaka themselves toward Kareliadha.

threats

Virasundra Bandhara supported the kingdom of ________ to capture Kandy.

Sithavakar

King ________ invaded the Kandian Kingdom, forcing King Karoliad the Bandar to flee.

Rajasinha

King Karoliad the Bandar failed to resist the invasion and ran away with the ________.

royal family

King Karoliadu daughter Don Catherina and nephew Don Philip were baptised in the location of ________.

Mana

The rulers of Sithawaka were unhappy with the power ________ gained in Kandy.

Kareliadha