Mar 29, 2012 · Exactly 374 years ago, on Palm Sunday, March 28, 1638, the historic Gannoruwa battle was fought between the Portuguese and the Sinhala forces under Rajasimha II and Prince Vijayapala. | by J. Sarath Edirisinghe.

A Korale or Corale was formerly a revenue district in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). During the British colonial administration, a low country korale was under the purview of a Mudaliyar while an upcountry korale came under the purview of a post that was …

Aug 24, 2014 · The main topic had been the classification of the chiefs of Hath Korale into those who were loyal and disloyal to him in the recent debacle that led to his flight. The king himself mentions them by name transpiring a very good memory.

Nov 11, 2018 · The Senanayake family of Bothale, Hapitigam Korale, Mirigama figured prominently in the country’s struggle for Independence with Mudaliyar Don Spater Senanayake, who was the head of the family and the main sponsor of the second stage of the Temperance Movement which started in 1912 at its helm.

Mar 20, 2005 · De Mello ordered the Disawa of Hatara Korale to muster all the lascarin troops to Menikkadawara. Mello himself came to Menikkadawara on March 19th with troops from Colombo and Malacca, specially brought down for the battle.

Diddeniya is a isolated Buddhist Karava village in the Baladora Korale of the North Western Province. It is part of the Hath Korale. When the Indian ethnologist Raghavan visited Diddeniya around 1960, there had been a population of seven to eight hundred, in about a hundred houses.

Feb 3, 2008 · The rebellion against the British government under the patronage of Keppetipola, started in January 1818. It expanded by February up to Dumbara, Hewaheta, Hath Korale, Harispattu, Matale, Nuwara Kalawiya and Sabaragamuwa. These rebels were headed by warriors like Madugalle and Pilimathalawwe.

The English army made their way through Nagahagedara, in the lower Dolospattu of the Hath Korale encounting army of the Sinhalese who were repulsed. Then Britishers advanced towards Kurunegala and then to Matale across upper Dolospattu of the Hath Korale.

Dec 29, 2002 · Specially, King Rajasinghe was a challenge to the up-country Buddhist leaders of Udunuwara, Yatinuwara, Dumbara, Gampola Tunpane, Harispattuwa, Hewaheta, Walapane, Uva, Kotmale, Matale, Hathara Korale, Hath Korale, Vanni and Anuradhapura, and all of these leaders gathered together planned to overthrow the rule of Pandyan Rajasinghe (I) Galagoda ...

Between 1515 and 1597, the island was divided into four kingdoms - Kandy (Udapas Rata), Sitawaka (Mayadunne Rata), Jaffna and Hath Korale (later classified as a province) and four provinces -...