Historical texts mention Raigama, Rajagama and Ragarama. Raigampura of Maura Sandeshaya has been praised by a person from Kavishwara. The first to be Raigama was Nissanka Alakeshwara alias Alagakkonara. It is clear that the date of the Kingdom was not established, but after the fifth Vijayabahu post (1341 BC) it was started. This is a regional government created by the weakening power in Kurunegala kingdom.
Alukaeshwaram Ragimagama, Uva Province, Buwanekabahu, Gampola and Arya Chakravarti took control of Jaffna, according to Alukaeshara Waranaya. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the southwestern and southern regions of the country were completely ruled by the kingdom of Raigama. The districts of Raigama were spread in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts. After that, Raigama ruled several Alakeshwara families.
Iban Batusha
It was also mentioned that Ibn Battuta visited Sri Lanka Alikesjarvage Raigama during his visit to Sri Lanka in 1344 during his visit to the country. This is Ibn-Bhutha’s note: “The king was elephant. I have never seen a white jungle in any other place in the world.
At the ceremonies of the king, the elephant touches him with red ribbons. The country’s aristocrats rebelled against this king and blinded the king’s eyes and made king the son of the king’s son. “This time, the Arya Chakravarti king of Jaffna started to levy taxes from these areas, and history states that Alakeshwara was thrown out of the Raigama fortress.
By 1411, Prince Alakeshwaran was ruled by Raigama. C. The. In 1411, the Chinese Commander-in-Chief, Shen-he, arrived at Beruwala for the second time with his naval squad. Next time, they come up with all the plans for the removal of Alaskandra’s hero. This time Alarajeer of Alarajee opposes “Shen-he”. However, the Chinese military entered a lonely road from Beruwala to Raigama and attacked the palace during night time and kidnapped Alicehwaran and led to China.
Subsequently Parakramabahu VI, who gave birth to Kotte Kingdom, succeeded in reigning in Raigama.
King of the sixth Kotte king Parakumba (1411-1461) According to Parakumba poetry poems written between 1450 and 1460, the Parakumba styled in the Raigam region is decorated with crowns, a loose sass, and a sun-dried-up sapphire. The king says that after one year and a half of the Buddha’s year, King Parakramabahu lived for three years in the city of Reagan and came to Jayewardene Kotte.
The end of the kingdom
Buwanekabahu the seventh (1521-1151 AD) after the kingship of King Vijayabahu VI of Kotte (1513-1151 king of Kotte) who was known as the Vijayaba robbery (1513-1151 AD) of Kotte, Mayadunupura, after his three sons Mayadunne, Raigam Bandara and Buwanekabahu It has been crowned the entire country’s ruler by the capital.
Mahavamsa mentions that Raigam Bandara was the seat of the Raigam state and the Seethawaka Kandy itself which Mayadunne himself did. To this day, ten regional kings have reigned in this area from time to time. The kingdom ended in the Portuguese invasion of the 16th century. Raigam Bandara had died without a son. He later became king of Seethawaka, the king of Raigama, who seized the wealth of Raigama. Then there are ruins of the Kingdom, ponds, and fortifications.
Raigam Palace
When on a distance from the Kothalawala junction on the Bandaragama-Horana road, a short distance from the road to the right is the Sri Pushkarama monastery surrounded by a large wall. There is also a huge pond renovated by the Archaeological Department recently. This temple is considered to be the site of the ancient palace of the ancient Raigama kingdom.
Fables will be a sacred ground
In 1817 this temple was built in an abundance of four and a half acres of ruins. It is said that this temple has been established by Sasassi Thero of Narangspitiya. In addition to this temple, he has started many other temples around the country to uplift the Buddhism during the English period. All of them are called “Generations of Generations.” There is a Dharma Hall, an Sangha Shrine, and a temple that reveals English architecture.
Papa garden
Due to the presence of a large mega (pond) of about one acre for a period of time, these temples are called Puhulawaththa. The royal bath was made with a mosaic made of karock stone walls. It has been excavated and conserved by the Department of Archeology in the past. Raigalle Palace is one of the best examples of creativity in kaboblah designs.
Wall
There is a wall built around the city, including the palace. It is the main monument that can be seen here. And the wall thereof is full of it upon the horse. Although it is surrounded by fortifications of the Kotte fortress, today it is destroyed in many places.
It is hypothesized that the Uluruya Alakeshwaran had built the Arya Chakravarti king of Jaffna before this war, that is, between 1360 and 1370 BC. In 1970 it was declared as a monument to the Department of Archeology. The Archaeological Department has been preserved in the 1980s by the Department of Archeology. This wall, which is 8 feet tall, is 6 feet wide. This wall and the moat with the Mayura Sandesa are described. Mayura Sandesaya has spent the second night in the monument.
The ruins of elephants, toilets, and crystals are among the antiquities found in the Viharaya. Many ruins have been destroyed by the passing of time. The old moonstone with half slices can be seen at the entrance to the Shrine of the Raja Maha Viharaya. It is presumed that the stolen elephant, which is preserved in the temple, is a source of water that flows from the palace roof.
Toilets, which have four footprints, so that they can be dropped can be seen among the ruins of the temple grounds. There are also signs of two wells in the south and south of the royal palace. It can be seen that in the 19th century, a large number of stones and stone tablets were used for the construction of the temple. Therefore, many ancient factors have disappeared today.
Royal Treasury
According to folklore, the Treasury had had a Treasury shortly thereafter without any historical sources in the Treasury. It is said that the name of Bandaragama is from the Treasury village.
Uyanwatta tank
This tank, which is near the palace, was 140 acres in ancient times. Today its extent is about 68 acres. 350 acres of paddy fields are supplied from the tank. Legends say that this tank was built during the reign of King Alakesawan of kings. As it was close to the tank, the royal gardens were located at that time, and the name Uyanwatta is named after it. This is a reservoir capable of beautifying the area.
