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1157 Ruhuna Rebellion, also known as theRebellion of Queen Sugala, was arevolt led-byQueen Sugala ofRuhuna against theKingdom of Polonnaruwa ruled byParakramabahu the Great.[1] The rebellion was suppressed by the army of Parakramabahu, and the kingdom of Ruhuna was annexed as a part ofPolonnaruwa in 1158.
After the death of KingVikramabahu I, his son PrinceGajabha became the king of Polonnaruwa. During this period, the kingKithsirime ofMaya Rata and Sri Vallabha ofRuhuna fought against KingGajabahu, but Gajabahu's general Gokanna drove them out.[2]
Keerthi Sri Megha, who ruledDakkhinadesa during this period, died and his sub-kingParakramabahu ascended to the throne. Shortly after becoming king, Parakramabahu came toPolonnaruwa with a large army and fought and defeated King Gajabahu, but with the intervention of theSangha Polonnaruwa kingdom was again handed over to King Gajabahu.
After the demise of King Gajaba II, King Parakramabahu became the king of both Maya Rata and Polonnaruwa. But by this time Ruhuna was ruled by KingManabharana II. Shortly afterwards, Manabharana died, and his ministers continued the invasion of Polonnaruwa led before by Manabharana under the leadership of his mother, Sugala Devi.[3][4]Katuwana was the site of Sugala's “defensive fortifications…for her warriors.”[5]
By all accounts Sugala was a fearless military leader and “the queen had the strong loyalty of the people of the area, and her possession of the Alms Bowl and the Tooth Relic of the Buddha apparently gave her rule legitimacy.”[6]
However, the revolt was suppressed “after a series of savage campaigns.”[6] Eventually Queen Sugala and her totems of power were captured, and Ruhuna was annexed by Polonnaruwa.
The annexation of Ruhuna united the whole ofSri Lanka under one flag, and this lasted until the death of Parakramabahu the Great in 1187.
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