Plan 8.1. A map of the plan of old Kandy city. T- the Temple of Tooth A-Magul Maduwa N- Natha Devalaya P- Paththini Deva-
laya V- Vishnu Devalaya K- Katharagama Devalaya AV- Asgiri Temple AW- Adhikaram Manor House MV- Malwaththa Tem-
ple S- Sthupa B – Sacred Bo Tree KV-Kumaruppe Street BR- The House of King’s Army Brigade KP- King’s Palace
Portuguese sent Yamasinghe Bandara to Kandy,
they sent Konappu Bandara, who was the son of
Veerasundara Bandara, too with the army who
went for his protection. As Yamasinghe Bandara,
who was a puppet of the Portuguese, died in a
short time, the Portuguese attempted to make the
youngest son of Yamasinghe Bandara the king of
Kandy. But it was unsuccessful due to Konappu
Bandara. Konappu Bandara, who got the support
of the Kandyans, captured the power of Kandy
against the Portuguese and became the king in
the name of Vimaladharmasooriya I. Due to this
brave action of Konappu Bandara, the possibility
of a Portuguese ruling in the Kandyan kingdom
was prevented.
King Vimaladharmasooriya I (1592 – 1604)King Vimaladharmasooriya I, who became
the king after Yamasinghe Bandara, was the
son of Weerasundara Bandara. He was the
beginner of a new dynasty in Kandy. After king
Vimaladharmasooriya I came to power, there
were several challenges faced by him.- Not having a legal royal inheritance.
- Had to liberate the Kandyan kingdom from
the clutches of the Portuguese. - Protecting the Kandyan kingdom from
Seethawaka influences. - Had to rebuild the declined Buddha Sasana.
- Had to enhance the economic affairs of the
Kandyan kingdom.