Dear Professor, We are really grateful to you and Mr Nuwan for doing this programme for the benefit of the people of this country. Lots of people in this country missed learning of the history of our motherland . Specially the new generation who talk much about the present situation of the country. Even for them, history of the country was not properly educated and important factors were deliberately taken out of the school history books. Asper my understandings, this is a major factor why most of our youth are not appreciating those events at present. Really sad to hear sometimes, when some people categorise our ancient monuments as silly constructions. Under such circumstances, we appreciate your invaluable services and wish you all successful for the future endurances too. There is another important factor I believe that you have to pay your attention, if possible. There is a talk in srilanka today , about the birthplace of Lord Buddha is here. Specially the media viral this. No-one gives actual evidences in this connections. We respectfully request you to explain us about this . We are eagerly awaiting to see weather any historical evidences are there to prove it. Your attention in this regard is very important at this juncture for all of us. Thanks, May triple gem bless you. Asoka Hewapathirana 0718008110
Very true. Probably, she fell for a handsome guy in robes (the son of an Indonesian hewaya by the name Adahasin) and killed the valiant fighter Konappu Bandara by poisoning him.
Today’s history lesson and the lessons of history 1. Political one-upmanship and making tactical moves for personal advantage in crisis situations and war as practiced by senior Portuguese officers and their local counterparts are perennial characteristics of human nature since time immemorial. 2. Using religion (in this case Catholic religion) as a weapon is also nothing new. Once converted, the invader owns the heart, mind and soul of the native, who will always give their allegiance to the foreign gods and the foreign invader. 3. Just as they did on Ceilao and elsewhere, the Portuguese converted poor Japanese fisherfolk to Catholicism, also in the 16th century. The converts were effectively a fifth column, totally loyal to the Portuguese. The shogun, who initially allowed the Jesuits to convert some Japanese, soon realised the folly and banned conversion. The Portuguese ignored the edict and paid the price. One day, the shogun’s samurai rode into the fishing village that was Kobe and crucified all the priests and the Japanese they converted. Over 70 Portuguese priests were crucified on Kobe beach. The Portuguese, who were already meddling in local politics in Nipon, just as they did in Ceilao, got the message and quit. Japan was saved from foreign players. 4. King Rajasinghe and Wimaladharmasuriya understood what the Shogun did but the scene in Ceilao played out differently. The Portuguese ensconced themselves for 150 years or so. 5. Hubris and overconfidence. King Wimalay was an obvious victim of these deadly syndromes. Many of the previous military men and their civilian advisers during the Elam wars were also victims of hubris and overconfidence. Ancient Greek philosophers warned against hubris which brings down those who succumb to it. Many war leaders underestimated the Tigers and paid the price in lives and money because of their overconfidence.
Prof. Why is that there are no records of history from 1702 to 1719?. Perhaps it was the hiraluwa who got valiant fighter Konanappu Bandara killed. Also you can give some light on the name Bandara. Is it the name given to person in charge of port or 'banda' that form the port?. In the South East Asian region the person in charge of the municipality is called Bandaran.
I wonder what the man in front of Professor thinks why he is a catholic 😮
@varunicolambapathiranage48587 ай бұрын
I don't agree with the fact that King Vimaladharma Soorya overestimated his military powers at the beginning of this incident. He has a history of defeating the mighty Seethawaka army led by Rajasinghe I soon after the coronation with as few as 1000 men to his side. What he actually must have done was fooling Portuguese to believe that he ran away. His actual plan must have been defeating this big army with minimal damage to Sinhala army, while safely rescuing Kusumaasana devi. We can see that this is exactly what happened. The Portuguese army soon ran out of supplies and when they went to nearby villages to loot, they were attacked and killed by small groups of Sinhala soldiers with the help of villagers. Jayaweera Bandara, the leader of Sinhala army of nearly 18,000 soldiers allied with Portuguese, was killed by Sauza as a result of a conspiracy led by King Vimaladharma Soorya. This made the Portuguese army shrunken to nearly 2000. This battle is a good example of advanced strategic planning in warfare in Sri Lanka.
Prof, your explanation on the word 'parangi' is interesting. Even France seems to be a derivation of 'white man. What about 'Puran Appu'?. There is one big building named Ferragomo (close to Mt Elizabeth catering exclusive to that class).
@silentkiller421 Жыл бұрын
Its basically the same thing. Prof said that the term "Parangi" derrives from the persian word "Ferenge" . Did u ever wonder why Persians or Muslim north Indians called white people as Ferenge? It derrives from the word "Frank" which was a derogatory term used by arabs to call crusaders; then it eventually became Ferenge.
@Itsme-sl9zz Жыл бұрын
හමුදාවේ lamae hamadama muhuna dena aabiyogayak . Beheth gana හමුදාව danuwath karannA . Pinak