Seṅkhaṇḍaselasirivaḍḍhanapura untranslated

Seṅkhaṇḍaselasirivaḍḍhanapura. The ancient name of modern Kandy, in Ceylon. It first became the capital under King Vīravikkama (Cv.xcii.7), and tradition has it that it was founded on a site originally occupied by a hermit named Seṅkhaṇḍa. It continued to be the capital of Ceylon until 1815 CE., when the island was ceded to the British.