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{{Infobox Monarch▼
{{for|other people named Mayadunne|Mayadunne (surname)}}
| name = Mayadunne
| title = King of Sitawaka
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| reign = 1521–1581
| coronation =
| predecessor = [[
| successor = [[Rajasimha I of Sri Lanka|Rajasimha I]]
| spouse =Leelawathi Devi <br/>
Sumana Devi
| issue = Crown Prince Maha Rajjuru Bandara<br><br/> Prince Thibiripola Rajjuru Bandara <br><br/> Prince Santana Bandara<br><br/>Princess Suriya Devi<br><br/>Princess Tikiri Devi (Queen Maha Biso Bandara of Sitawaka)<br><br/>Prince Tikiri Bandara ([[Rajasimha I of Sri Lanka|Rajasimha I]])
| royal house = [[House of
| father = [[Vijayabahu VII of Kotte]]
| mother = Queen Consort Anula Kahathuda Kirawelle (Kirawalle Maha Biso Bandara)
| religion = [[Theravada Buddhism]]
| birth_date = 1501
| birth_place = [[Kotte]], [[Kingdom of Kotte]]
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'''Mayadunne''' ({{lang-si|මායාදුන්නේ}}
==Early life==
Mayadunne was born in 1501 in [[Kotte]] of the [[Kingdom of Kotte]]. He was the son of [[
===Wijayaba Kollaya===
{{Main article|Wijayaba Kollaya}}
In 1521 together with his two full brothers [[Bhuvanekabahu VII of Sri Lanka|Bhuvanekabahu]] and [[Raigama Bandara]], who were born to the main queen of [[Vijaya Bahu VII of Sri Lanka|Vijaya Bahu VII]], he revolted against his father, suspecting him of planning to pass the throne of Kotte to one of Vijaya Bahu VII's other queen's sons (Devaraja) after his death. Although Mayadunne was the youngest of the three brothers he was the mastermind behind this revolt which ended with the death of their father Vijaya Bahu VII (he was assassinated by a hired foreigner) and the Kotte Kingdom was divided between the three brothers. This incident is known as "[[Wijayaba Kollaya]]" and can roughly be translated as the "Spoiling of Vijayabahu". Bhuvanekabahu came to power as [[Bhuvanekabahu VII of Sri Lanka]] and he got established in the [[Kotte Kingdom]] with a region roughly including present day [[Colombo District|Colombo]], [[Gampaha District|Gampaha]], Districts, [[Wayamba|North Western Province]] and [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]] coastline. [[Raigama Bandara]] got established in [[Raigama]] with his control roughly over present day [[Kalutara]] District & [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]] except the
==Reign==
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Several years later after Raigam Bandara died, in 1538, Mayadunne annexed the [[Kingdom of Raigama]] to Sitawaka. The all out rivalry between Sitawaka and Kotte started to unroll here on. By this time the [[Buddhist]] monks in Kotte who were responsible of the [[Relic of the tooth of the Buddha|Dantha Dhathuwa]], the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, secretly smuggled it into [[Kingdom of Sitawaka|Sitawaka]] and placed it under the protection of Mayadunne since they saw Portuguese as hostile towards [[Buddhism]]. According to the local tradition if someone has the ownership of the [[Relic of the tooth of the Buddha|Tooth Relic]] he can claim the throne of all the Kingdoms within [[Sri Lanka]]. Mayadunne's popularity grew rapidly among locals and similarly Bhuvanekabahu VII of Kotte and later Dharmapala of Kotte had to rely more and more on Portuguese for help. Mayadunne started frequent attacks against the Kotte Kingdom and more and more of the lands of Kotte became part of Sitawaka. Since [[Kotte Kingdom|Kotte]] lacked local support the Portuguese automatically became the protectors of that Kingdom. Hence the rivalry between [[Kotte Kingdom|Kotte]] and [[Kingdom of Sitawaka|Sitawaka]] turned into a rivalry between [[Kingdom of Sitawaka|Sitawaka]] and Portuguese.
During the period of [[Kingdom of Sitawaka]] King Mayadunne had stopped at the [[Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya]] to make a vow before he went to war with the Portuguese in the Colombo Fort. According to the reports of the Portuguese, in 1550, the King of Portuguese sent 600 troops to help King [[Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte]]. They fought with King Mayadunne at Nawagamuwa. It is also recorded that in 1576, the Portuguese army destroyed Nawagamuwa Devale and established an army camp there.<ref name=Janani >{{Cite web |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2011/04/17/fea28.asp |title=Features | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka |access-date=2016-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611120413/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/04/17/fea28.asp |archive-date=2013-06-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Hiranthi>{{Cite web|url=http://amazinglanka.com/wp/nawagamuwa/|title = Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya (Sri Sugathabimbaramaya)|date = 21 January 2014}}</ref>
===Sinhalese–Portuguese War===
{{Main article|Sinhalese–Portuguese War}}
{{See also|Battle of Mulleriyawa}}
Mayadunne and the [[Kingdom of Sitawaka]] was a part of the [[Sinhalese–Portuguese War]], which was an effort to get rid of the [[Portuguese Ceylon|occupying Portuguese]] forces and stop them from colonizing the island. At the time, it was the worst ever defeat by a [[Colonialism|colonial]] power on eastern soil. Mayadunne and his son [[Rajasimha I of Sri Lanka|Rajasigha]] fought the Portuguese in the [[Battle of Mulleriyawa]] and won, where the Kingdom of Sitawaka emerged all-powerful, able to challenge the Portuguese, who lost the opportunity to ensure their total control of the island.
==Death and
Due to the fact that he stood against Portuguese invaders and stopping them from conquering the whole [[Sri Lanka|island]], Mayadunne is considered one of the greatest kings of [[Sri Lanka]]. He died
==See also==
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*[[Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya]]
==References==
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