Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha

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Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha was a late 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for his role in the final phase of the island’s independent monarchy before British domination.

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Rajadhi Rajasinha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Historical figure
King
Monarch
Person
associatedWith History of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED
capitalOfRealm Kandy NERFINISHED
century 18th century
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
deathPlace Kandy NERFINISHED
dynasty Nayaka dynasty NERFINISHED
era Early modern Sri Lanka
ethnicOrigin South Indian Nayaka NERFINISHED
fullName Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha NERFINISHED
governedTerritory Interior highlands of Sri Lanka
governmentFormOfRealm Monarchy
historicalContext Preceded British takeover of the Kandyan Kingdom in 1815
isPartOf History of the Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED
Monarchs of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
knownFor Maintaining Kandyan independence during late 18th century
languageOfCourt Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil NERFINISHED
monarchRank Sovereign
monarchyPhase Late Kandyan period NERFINISHED
notableFor Reign shortly before British domination of Kandy
Role in the final phase of Sri Lanka’s independent monarchy
politicalStatusOfRealm Last independent Sinhalese kingdom
predecessor Kirti Sri Rajasinha NERFINISHED
realmType Kingdom
region Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1798
reignOver Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED
reignStart 1782
religion Buddhism
royalHouse Nayaka dynasty of Kandy NERFINISHED
sovereigntyStatusOfRealm Independent kingdom during his reign
successor Sri Vikrama Rajasinha NERFINISHED
successorStateContext British Ceylon NERFINISHED
title King of Kandy NERFINISHED
Raja of Kandy NERFINISHED

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Kannasamy Nayaka predecessor Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Rajadhi Rajasinha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha successor Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha