Koon Karavas in Sri Lankan history were another clan of the Karavas similar to the Suriya clans Kurukulasuriya, Warnakulasuriya, Mihindukulasuriya, Bharathakulasuriya, Manukulasuriya, Arasakulasuriya and Konda Karavas

Konda Karavas

Although Konda brings to one’s mind hair, which is its modern meaning in the Sinhala language, Konda in medieval times signified a group of Karava nobles in Sri Lanka. Old timers referred to them as Konda Karáva another clan of the Karava similar to the Suriya clans Kurukulasuriya,...

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Some of these names are Samarakoon, Weerakoon and Wijekoon.

The Sri Lankan chronicle Rajavaliya says that Matara

Matara, Sri Lanka

Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...

was given to Samarakoon Ralahami for exceptional valor at war.