Kannasamy Nayaka

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King of Kandy last native monarch of Sri Lanka monarch person

Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Kandy ⓘ
last native monarch of Sri Lanka ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sri Vikrama Rajasimha ⓘ
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ
birthYear 1780 ⓘ
capturedBy British Empire ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy

Sri Lanka ⓘ
deathCountry British India ⓘ
deathPlace Vellore ⓘ
deathYear 1832 ⓘ
dynasty Nayak dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Nayaka dynasty
ethnicGroup Nayaka ⓘ
event Kandyan Convention ⓘ
governedTerritory Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
imprisonedIn Vellore Fort ⓘ
language Sinhala ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
monarchType absolute monarch ⓘ
notableFor being the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule ⓘ
being the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
opponent British authorities ⓘ
surface form: British colonial authorities
positionHeld King of Kandy ⓘ
predecessor Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form: Rajadhi Rajasinha
regionRuled Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
reignEnd 1815 ⓘ
reignStart 1798 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Kandy ⓘ
significantEvent annexation of Kandy by the British in 1815 ⓘ
spouse Venkata Ranga Ammal ⓘ
surface form: Muthukumara Ammal

Subbamma Nayak ⓘ
Venkata Lakshmi Ammal ⓘ
Venkata Ranga Ammal ⓘ
successor George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III
throneLostTo British Empire ⓘ
title Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ

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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → alsoKnownAs → Kannasamy Nayaka ⓘ