Gongalegoda Banda

Gongalegoda Banda

Wansapurna Dewage David alias Gongale Goda Banda (aka Peliyagoda David) (13 March 1809 - 1 December 1849 ) was the leader of the 1848 Rebellion, pretender to the throne of Kandy and a National Hero of Sri Lanka.

Read more about Gongalegoda Banda:  Early Life, 1848 Rebellion, Proclamation of The King, The Rebellion Fails, Trial and Exile