What is Vimaladharmasuriya I?
{{no sources|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox monarch | name = Vimaladharmasuria | title = King of Kandy | image = King Vimaladharmasuriya I.jpg | caption = | reign = 1590–1604 | coronation =1687 | full name = | predecessor = [[Rajasimha I of Sri Lanka|Rajasimha I]] | successor = [[Senarat of Sri Lanka|Senarat]] | spouse = [[Kusmasana Devi]] (Dona Catherina) | heir = | queen = | consort = | spouse 1 =Dona Katherina | spouse 2 = | issue = [[Prince mahastenne]] (Died 1612)<br>[[Suriya Devi]] (Died 1617)<br>[[Sama Devi]] | dynasty = | royal house = [[House of Dinajara]] | royal anthem = | father = [[Vijayasundara Bandara]] | mother = | birth_date = ? | birth_place = [[Sri Lanka]] | death_date = 1604 | death_place = [[Sri Lanka]] | burial_place = [[Sri Lanka]] }} '''Vimaladharmasuriya I''', also known as '''Konappu Bandara''', '''Dom Joan of Austria''' or '''Don Jhon [[Appuhamy]]''', was a king of [[Sri Lanka]]. He ruled the country from 1590 to 1604. He was a late 16th-century to early 17th-century King of the [[Kandyan Kingdom]], which was in the central hills of the island of Sri Lanka. He successfully defeated the Portuguese in two major battles: in 1594, the [[Campaign of Danture (1594)|battle of Danture]] and in 1602 the [[Battle of Balana]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vimaladharmasuriya 1}} [[Category:16th-century births]] [[Category:1604 deaths]] [[Category:Kings and Queens of Sri Lanka]] {{bio-stub}}