# Mayadunne of Sitawaka

> Mayadunne was the founder and ruler of Sitawaka from 1521 to 1581. A fierce opponent of the Portuguese, he devoted his life to oust his father and brother Bhuvanekabahu VII, the king of Kotte in order to preserve the independence of the island, being undermined by Portuguese intrigue. He constantly invaded the territory of Bhuvanekabahu of Kotte.

*Sri Lankan King*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mayadunne-of-sitawaka

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1501
- **Died:** 1581
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Маядуне](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B5)
- [Mayadunne](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne)
- [Mayadunne von Sitawaka](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_von_Sitawaka)
- [Mayadunne of Sitawaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_of_Sitawaka)
- [Mayadunne](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne)
- [Mayadunne di Sitawaka](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_di_Sitawaka)
- [සීතාවක මායාදුන්නේ රජ](https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%93%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%9A_%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%A2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6796779)

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