# King Vimaladharmasuriya II - King

URL: https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/vimaladharmasuriya-ii-267
Reign: 25 November 1687 – 4 June 1707
Number in the list: 267
Dynasty: Kandy Kingdom
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_monarchs

Son of Rajasinha II. Dates as in Wikipedia's List of Sri Lankan monarchs; day-level dates from the same list.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [King Rajasinha II](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/rajasinha-ii-244)
- Next in list: [King Vira Narendra Sinha](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/rulers/vira-narendra-sinha-273)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1687 - [Joseph Vaz begins the Catholic mission in Ceylon](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1687-joseph-vaz-begins-the-catholic-mission-in-ceylon)
- 1701 - [Areca nut trade war between Kandy and the Dutch](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1701-areca-nut-trade-war-between-kandy-and-the-dutch)
- 1707 - [Codification of the Thesavalamai](https://allhistories.com/sri-lanka/timeline/1707-codification-of-the-thesavalamai)