Raigama Bandara also known as Pararajasinghe , or Pararaja Singha, was a ruler of
Raigama
Gampola (Ganga Sri Pura / Gangasiripura) is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was made the capital city of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fou ...
(r. 1521) in modern-day Sri Lanka. He was the son of Vijayabahu VII (1521) and brother of
Mayadunne and Buvanekabahu VI. When
Kingdom of Kotte
The Kingdom of Kotte (, ), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.
Founded by Parakramabahu VI with the help of the Ming, the Kingdom managed to conquer the Jaffna ki ...
was divided due to the incident known as "
Wijayaba Kollaya", which resulted in the assassination of king Vijayabahu, Pararajasinghe became the ruler of Raigama.
Raigam Bandara was known as a good ruler who upheld the economy of the Raigama. However, after a battle with the Kingdom of Kotte the family of Raigam Bandara had fled to Matara as a result of miscommunication. The fleeing of the family was followed by the downfall of the ruler himself. The only descendants of the king still live bearing the name of "Mohotti" in Matara and in North Central province.
After Raigama Bandara's death in 1538, his brother Mayadunne, ruler of Sitawaka, annexed the kingdom of Raigam.
References
Crisis of the Sixteenth Century
People of the Kingdom of Kotte
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