King Karaliyadde Bandara
Reign: 1552–1581
Kingdom: kandyan
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Karaliyadde Bandara's 29-year reign witnessed increasing Portuguese pressure on Kandy and the rise of Sitawaka.
Karaliyadde Bandara's 29-year reign witnessed increasing Portuguese pressure on Kandy and the rise of Sitawaka. He preserved the Tooth Relic and Buddhist traditions amid regional warfare. Factional intrigue ended his reign, though the kingdom's independence survived.