dominicus corea, the warrior king, rebelled against the colonial portuguese forces and waged war against them. he was eventually captured by the portuguese and executed on july 14, 1596, at the age of 31 in colombo. "such was the sad end of domingos corea, edirimana suriya bandara, the greatest sinhalese of his day," said sri lankan historian john m. seneviratna. 'great warriors like mayadunne, veediya bandara, seethawaka rajasinghe, vimaladharmasuriya i, senarath, rajasinghe ii, nikapitiye bandara and edirille rala who fought the portuguese to preserve our territorial integrity and kept the portuguese at bay despite all odds,' wrote janaka perera in the asian tribune.