Gongalegoda Banda

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1848–1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gongalegoda Banda, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Matale Rebellion against British rule in Ceylon

   1848–1849

   Role: Leader of the Matale rebellion, pretender to the throne of Kandy

   1. 16 July 1848 · Kandy KachcheryProtest March in Kandy

      Gongalegoda Banda led a protest march on 6 July 1848 near the Kandy Kachchery against unjust taxes.

   2. 228 July 1848 · MataleCapture of Matale

      Veera Puran Appu initiated an assault on Matale on 28 July 1848, successfully capturing the city.

   3. 38 August 1848 · Bogambara WewaExecution of Veera Puran Appu

      Veera Puran Appu was executed by firing squad on 8 August 1848 in Matale.

   4. 421 September 1848 – 3 May 1849 · Elkaduwa, Kandy, MalaccaArrest and Exile of Gongalegoda Banda

      Gongalegoda Banda was arrested in September 1848, sentenced to flogging and exile, and sent to Malacca in 1849.

Sources

1. Gongalegoda Banda Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-23
2. Matale rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28