Alagakkonara (Sinhala: අලගක්කෝනාර, lit. 'Alagakkōnāra', Tamil: அழகக்கோன், lit. 'Aḻakakkōṉ, 'beautiful king' in Tamil'), also known as Alakeshwara, were...

in the 13th century, a local chieftain, Nissanka Alagakkonara, built a Kotte, or fortress. Alagakkonara is mentioned by Ibn Batuta as ruling in Kurunegala...

was constructed by king Vikramabahu III. Meanwhile, a general called "Alagakkonara" became more powerful than the king as they helped to defeat "Araya Chakravarthi"...

Tamil 𑀓𑁅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁃 kōṭṭai.The word Kotte was introduced by Nissankamalla Alagakkonara, who was the founder of the fortress. They were believed to be from the...

who ruled from 1397 to 1411. He was the last prominent member of the Alagakkonara family. His father was a minister of the local king Vikramabahu III of...

north. The Arya Chakaravarthi expansion into the south was halted by Alagakkonara, a man descended from a family of merchants from Kanchipuram in Tamil...

ruler Bhuvanaikabahu VI of Kotte (aka Chempaha Perumal) Kadava dynasty Alagakkonara Sambuvaraya Akkarayan Pandara Vanniyan Magadai Mandalam Valvil Ori Sena...

separate city was built in Kotte during this time by a noble known as Alagakkonara. The longest sleeping Buddha statue in South Asia is located in the Saliyalapura...

Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Capital city Rājākariya Society Alagakkonara Caste system Karava Salagama Durava Irrigation network Culture Guththila...

had been in wars against each other. In these wars, Alakeshvara of the Alagakkonara family gained prestige due to his military successes. He had the de facto...