Vimaladharmasuriya II.
Vimaladharmasuriya II. ( Sinhala පළමුවන විමලධර්මසූරිය , Tamil இரண்டாம் விமலதர்மசூரியன் , ruled 1687–1707; died June 4, 1707 ) was a king of Kandy and successor to Rajasingha II. During his reign, Joseph Vaz settled in Sri Lanka and began the first missionary activities of Christians.
Life
In his youth, the prince lived as a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) for a long time . He was very peace loving by nature. At that time there were not enough Buddhist clerics in Sri Lanka to perform the higher ordinations (upasampada, full ordination).
During his reign, Vimaladharmasuriya invited 33 monks from Burma and made sure that higher ordinations were performed again.
Advance of the Dutch
The Dutch made several attempts to bring the Kingdom of Kandy under their control. This failed, but they were able to gain control of the kingdom's foreign trade.
Daud Khan Panni
In 1703 the commander of the Mughal empire on the Coromandel coast , Daud Khan Panni , acquired 30 to 50 war elephants from Ceylon for 10,500 "coins" with the consent of the king .
Individual evidence
- ^ Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire, 1500-1700 - Jos JL Gommans - Google Books . Books.google.com.pk, October 18, 2002 (accessed June 2, 2012).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasingha II. |
King of Kandy 1687–1707 |
Vira Narendra Sinha |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vimaladharmasuriya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Konnapu Bandara; පළමුවන විමලධර්මසූරිය; இரண்டாம் விமலதர்மசூரியன் |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Kandy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1707 |