Some hold the view, that his sudden death was a good end to the disgusted life of King Rajasinghe. In actual fact, the people were so disgusted with the king, that they did not attempt to treat his ...

All these people were carrying on a lot of construction work, as if they were competing against each other. Meanwhile, King Rajasinghe, once again started draining the water of the Beira Lake. First ...

Meanwhile, Konnappu Bandara, who was named Don Juan of Austria, ascended the throne of Kandy. King Rajasinghe sent an army against him. That army could not go even as far as Balana. Konnappu Bandara’s ...

Cunningham, the founder of insurance company Direct Commercial Group, owned the 2,000 Guineas winner Cockney Rebel and has a ...

In February 1588, some soldiers came from Goa, to assist them. Well knowing, that it would be difficult to face these forces, King Rajasinghe retreated immediately. But the Portuguese armies gave ...

Ananda Abayaratna recounts how a national treasure, the crown of King Rajasinghe II, was lost forever. Pic by Shane Seneviratne Fifty years ago, in the morning of September 19, 1961, the assistant ...

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 ...