# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mayadunne-of-sitawaka
# Generated: 2026-08-16T11:58:57.774Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mayadunne-of-sitawaka"
name: "Mayadunne of Sitawaka"
slug: "mayadunne-of-sitawaka"
description: "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."
tagline: "Sri Lankan King"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flag_of_Sitawaka_Kingdom_(1521_-_1594).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1501"
deathDate: "1581"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.55
  momentum:             0.8333333333333334
  historical:           6.338697333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B5"
    title: "Маядуне"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne"
    title: "Mayadunne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_von_Sitawaka"
    title: "Mayadunne von Sitawaka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_of_Sitawaka"
    title: "Mayadunne of Sitawaka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne"
    title: "Mayadunne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayadunne_di_Sitawaka"
    title: "Mayadunne di Sitawaka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "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"
    title: "සීතාවක මායාදුන්නේ රජ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6796779"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump