Ruler · 1541 – 1597

Dharmapala of Kotte

Lived 1541 – 1597; monarch. King of Kotte of Kingdom of Kotte, 1551 – 1597.

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Lived: 1541 – 1597; 56 years
In office: 46 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Kingdom of Kotte
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

King of Kotte

Kingdom of Kotte · the 9th of 9 dated reigns · 1410 – 1597

5 before

Dharma Parakramabahu IX of Kotte1508 – 1528

Vijayabahu VI1509 – 1521

Bhuvanekabahu VII of Kotte1521 – 1551

Dharmapala of Kotte1551 – 1597

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1551 – 1597 · 46 years · came to it aged 10

Came to it: the grandchild of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1597, the year they died

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