Chap. L] 



THE ROYAL FAMILY. 



13 



A.P. 



1527. 



The original leader of the insurgent Singhalese was 

 Maaya Dunna.i\ youngest son of Wijayo Baliu ^HLI., 

 and grandson of the king by whom the Portuguese had 

 been originally suffered to estabhsh themselves at Co- 

 lombo. This prince, exasperated by the degrading 

 policy of his family towards the Eiu^opeans, and alarmed 

 by an attempt of his father to set aside his brothers and 

 himself from the succession in favour of children by 

 a second marriage, levied war against the king, procured 

 his assassination, and succeeded in placing the heir ap- 

 parent, Bhuwaneka Bahu VIL^, on the throne ; reser\dng ^ ^ 

 the fief of Sitawacca for himself, and that of Eayagam 1534 

 for his second brother. 



The new king, however, outvied his predecessor in 



^ Called by the Portuguese his- 

 torians Madune ; — his sou and suc- 

 cessor, Raja Singha I., is the Raju of 

 De Ban-OS and De Couto. I have 

 prepared the genealogical table which 



is subjoined with a \'iew to facilitate 

 reference to the complicated alliances 

 of the sovereigns of Ceylon at this 

 period. 



I. Dh.irma Prakrama Bahu IX. 

 1505. Died 1527. 



Raja Siiigha. 

 Dead. 



II. WiJAVo Bahu VII. 1527. R.ijgam Banda. 

 Murdered by his sons, 1531. Dead. 



In. BmnvANiKA Bahu Vll. 1.534. 

 Killed aciidentally, 1542. 



A daughter, m.Tribiila H.iiida. 



Don Juan Dhar.mapala, 1542. 

 A Christian. His aiithcirity 

 was confined to Colombo, 

 his grand-uncles having 

 possession of the re.<!t of his 

 dominions. He died, a.d. 

 I.WI ; and by will lift the 

 King of Portugal heir to his 

 kingdom. 



Ray.-igam Banda. Maaya Dinnai, DewaU .jaKumara. 

 murdered by his Son by a2nd mar- 

 son, Raja Singha. riagc. 



2 so. s, d. A daughter, V. Raja Singha I. 1.581, d. 159 '. 

 Died. , > I 



SURIYA COMARA, 1592. 

 deposed by 



\'l. WiMALA Dharma. 1592. King 

 of Randy, m. Donna Catharina. 



VI!. Senerat. 1GU4. Brotlier of 

 Lite king, m. Donna Catha- 

 rina, his widow. 



VIII. Raja Singha II. 1C3.".. 



IX. Wl.MALA DhAKMA SlRlYA II. 



IGS9. 



X. Sni W'IRA Prakiiama. 17117. 

 Son. At his death, in \1M\, 

 the Singhalese line extinct. 



XI. Sri Wijava R\ja Singha. 

 1739. A Malabar. 



XII. KiRii Sri. 1747. Brother- 

 in-law. 



XIII. Hajaohi Kaja Singha. 17">1. 



.\1V. Sri WiKRtMA Raja Singha. 

 I79S, nephew. Deposed by 

 the Knglish, 1H15. 



2 A.D. 15:34, " This king is 

 Bnuonya liao of l)e Couto, and 



the I Kef/aha Pa))(lar o{T\\howo. 



Boe \ ' 



