{"id":98711,"date":"2022-09-02T18:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=98711"},"modified":"2022-09-02T18:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:44:35","slug":"the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-by L.B Senaratne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by L.B Senaratne<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98712\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kusumasana-Devi.jpg\" alt=\"Kusumasana Devi\" width=\"253\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/news-features\/The-story-of-Kusumasana-Devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country\/131-244034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailymirror<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-mumbai-1.oraclecloud.com\/cdn.dailymirror.lk\/assets\/uploads\/image_7adfc0eaac.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Dharmapala handed over his Kingdom to the Portuguese and became a Roman Catholic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is because of the death of Maha Astana that Kusumasana Devi decided to leave Mahanuwara (Kandy) and be near a physician who treated her for an ailment<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">If there was no Kusumasana Devi alias Dona Catharina alias Kamalasena Devi there would have been no\u00a0Mahanuwara nor the Sacred Tooth Relic in this country. But no one speaks of her identity and she died a forgotten spouse; not as a Queen. She was the mother of King Rajasinghe I who saved the country for us to live as Sri Lankans\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Kusumasena Devi ruled Senkadagala in 1581 and survived the worst periods in Sri Lankan history.\u00a0 It was a period of wars and evil ambitions when the country was ruled by three forces, but Jaffna was Independent.\u00a0 Kotte was ruled and was under the Portuguese. Though the ruler was Dharmapala he was only a puppet king.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Dharmapala handed over his Kingdom to the Portuguese and became a Roman Catholic.Yet Sitawaka Rajasinghe defeated the Portuguese in the reputed Mulleriyawa Battle.\u00a0 He also wanted to subjugate the Kingdom of Senkadagala; by which he aimed at making Sri Lanka a unitary state.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">However, according to the Mahawansa, Sitawaka Rajasinghe is accused of patricide and of murdering Buddhist clergy of religious institutions and on the other hand constructing Hindu Kovils.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In this atmosphere the Buddhist clergy moved the Sacred Tooth Relic to Delgamuwa Vihare and kept it under a grinding stone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Karaliyadde Bandara ruled Senkadagala during this time despite being a catholic. Rajasinghe, with the help of the Buddhist clergy and Weerasundara Bandara, attacked the Kingdom of Senkadagala and Karalliyadde fled with Kusumasana Devi; it marked the turning point of the history of the land.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Though Karaliyadde Bandara and his Queen died Kusumasana Devi, the three-year-old daughter, survived an attack of smallpox. This resulted in the establishment of Sri Lanka as a Buddhist State, if not which would have been a Portuguese State.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Karaliyadde Bandara\u2019s one ambition was to recapture Senkadagala with the help of the Portuguese. He also wanted Kusumasana Devi to be married to his nephew Yamasinghe Bandara and establish a well fortified State.\u00a0 But Karaliyadde Bandara died of smallpox.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The story is long, but let us make it short and say Kusumasana Devi ruled Senkadagala in 1581. Then Wimaladharmasuriya, having captured Senkadagala, married Dona Catherina much against her wishes and was left as a Consort and not\u00a0the Queen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From the marriage of Wimaladhramasuriya Kusumasana Devi bore three children; they were Prince Maha Astana, and two daughters Suriya Devi and Sama Devi.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Wimaladharmasuriya died of tetanus due to a \u2018prick\u2019 on his foot when he came in contact with by a bamboo splinter.\u00a0 With his death, Dona Catharina was crowned as the Queen.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Then commenced the conspiracy, turmoil and the various issues to gain Senkadagala Kingdom; this was while Dona Catharina was in office as the Queen. Then commenced the intriguing events in the Kandyan Kingdom and this led to the ousting of Dona Catharina. This happened against her wishes to be the consort of King Senerat, who was a Buddhist priest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Infact Wimaladharmasuriya\u2019s brother Denawaka Mayadunne should have taken over the throne, but King Senerat- before he disrobed to marry Dona Catharina- was successful in murdering Mayadunne.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Dona Catharina tried to flee to Portugal, but was unsuccessful. She bore three children; all sons\u00a0 Then Senerat\u2019s one ambition was to make his eldest son the heir to the Throne of Senkadagala.\u00a0 To fulfill his ambition he is alleged to have arranged to murder or kill Maha Astana; the son of Wimaladharmasuriya.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This was the turning point for Dona Catharina to leave Mahanuwara (Kandy) and reside at Kegalle, the present Wellantota. This place is inaccessible for anyone to visit. It was the Palace of Dona Catharina or Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Unfortunately, everyone has forgotten that she lived. She passed away on July 20, 1643 at Wellantota, in Kegalle District.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Her body was brought to Kandy with all the pomp and pageantry that was fitted a Royal funeral. The cremation of her remains was done at Adhana Maluwa\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The British administration left a legacy for the people of the country, but they could not live up to the standards that were expected of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The British had a knack for protecting Royalty and that was why they left 23 acres, some say seven acres of Land at Kegalle to build the monument or rehabilitate the Palace in the memory of Dona Catharina or Kusumasana Devi; the mother of King Rajasinghe of Gannoruwa fame.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">But what has come of this British grant is that the politicians seem to have divided the land to their close associates.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In recent times the then Archaeological Commissioner H. C. P. Bell also gazetted the land for a Palace of<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Dona Catharina.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-by L.B Senaratne Source:Dailymirror Dharmapala handed over his Kingdom to the Portuguese and became a Roman Catholic It is because of the death of Maha Astana that Kusumasana Devi decided to leave Mahanuwara (Kandy) and be near a physician who treated her for an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[47255,47256,43239,47254,47252,47253],"class_list":{"0":"post-98711","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-denawaka-mayadunne","9":"tag-dona-catharina","10":"tag-h-c-p-bell","11":"tag-karaliyadde-bandara","12":"tag-kusumasana-devi","13":"tag-yamasinghe-bandara","14":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-by L.B Senaratne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dharmapala handed over his Kingdom to the Portuguese and became a Roman CatholicIt is because of the death of Maha Astana that Kusumasana\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-by L.B Senaratne\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dharmapala handed over his Kingdom to the Portuguese and became a Roman CatholicIt is because of the death of Maha Astana that Kusumasana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eLanka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-02T18:44:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kusumasana-Devi.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"253\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"199\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\"},\"headline\":\"The story of Kusumasana Devi who left a legacy for this country-by L.B Senaratne\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-02T18:44:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/\"},\"wordCount\":842,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-story-of-kusumasana-devi-who-left-a-legacy-for-this-country-by-l-b-senaratne\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kusumasana-Devi.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Denawaka Mayadunne\",\"Dona Catharina\",\"H.C.P. 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