King Rajasinghe was planning to capture the Kandyan Kingdom.Karaliyadde, then King of Kandy had kept a small platoon of Portuguese soldiers, for his safety. Veera Surendra of Peradeniya, who was one ...

The ancestors of Prince Yamasinghe were heirs to the throne of Kandy. Due to the troubles created by King Rajasinghe, the prince’s last surviving relation Karaliyadde had to leave the kingdom and seek ...

along with the financial costs of the British expedition to Kandy, had convinced D’Oyly that there were alternative ways of subjugating the Kandyan Kingdom. Having arrived in Ceylon in 1801 at ...

The news of the gruesome execution of Ehelepola’s family was conveyed to D’Oyly by Major Davie, who was taken prisoner during the 1803 war in Kandy. All efforts to find the whereabouts of the British ...

The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as southern Nigeria. The kingdom was led by the Oba, a powerful leader who was believed to be descended from the gods. The Obas used art and ...

Gracias al mecenazgo de estos monarcas, la cultura cingalesa floreció durante más de 25 siglos, hasta la ocupación de Sri Lanka por los británicos en 1815. En Kandy está emplazado el Templo del Diente ...