Dharmapala of Kotte

Dharmapala of Kotte
1541 - 1597
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Full Name at Birth Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara
Birthday 30th November, 1540
Birthplace Royal Palace, Kotte
Died 27th May, 1597
Place of Death Portuguese Fort, Colombo
Occupation Royalty

Dharmapala or Dom João Dharmapala Peria Bandara (1541 – 27 May 1597) was last king of the Kingdom of Kotte, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 1551 until 27 May 1597. He is also known as Dom João Dharmapala, the first Christian king in Sri Lankan history. He is widely despised by the majority Buddhist Sinhalese for having betrayed his religion of birth i.e., Buddhism and converted to the religion of the foreign conquerors, who carried a reign of terror. Dharmapala allowed Buddhist Temples in his Kingdom including the highly venerated Temple of Kelaniya to be ransacked and burnt down by the Portuguese.

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