Madduma Bandara Ehelapola, mostly known as Madduma Bandara, was one of the national heroes of Sri Lanka. Bandara and his family were executed in 1814 by the King for treachery. His bravery at the time
Statue of Ehelepola Madduma Bandara in front of Sri Dalada Maligawa Kandy
The Kingdom of Kandy was a Sinhalese monarchy on the island of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in the late 15th century and endured until the early
The Ella Gap – typical of the mountainous and densely forested terrain of the Kingdom of Kandy
Portuguese governor Pedro Lopes de Sousa welcomes Kusumasana Devi a.k.a. Dona Catharina during the campaign of Danture, 1594
King Wimaladharmasuriya I receiving Joris van Spilbergen, 1603
Dutch Colombo, based on an engraving of c. 1690