Kirti Sri Rajasinha
E322569
Kirti Sri Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for reviving Buddhism and resisting European colonial influence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirti Sri Rajasinha canonical | 4 |
| Rajadhi Rajasinha | 2 |
| Kirti Sri Rajasingha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kirti Sri Rajasinha Context triple: [Nayakkar dynasty, notableRuler, Kirti Sri Rajasinha]
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A.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as one of the early Nayakkar rulers who strengthened South Indian influence at the Kandyan court.
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C.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
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D.
Mahendra
Mahendra is a central fictional character in Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali novel "Chokher Bali," whose complex relationships drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake was a Sri Lankan woman best known as the mother of Dudley Senanayake, who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kirti Sri Rajasinha Target entity description: Kirti Sri Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for reviving Buddhism and resisting European colonial influence.
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A.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as one of the early Nayakkar rulers who strengthened South Indian influence at the Kandyan court.
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C.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
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D.
Mahendra
Mahendra is a central fictional character in Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali novel "Chokher Bali," whose complex relationships drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake was a Sri Lankan woman best known as the mother of Dudley Senanayake, who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical figure
ⓘ
King ⓘ Monarch ⓘ Person ⓘ Sri Lankan monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe
ⓘ
Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form:
Kirti Sri Rajasingha
|
| associatedWith |
Sangha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist Sangha of Sri Lanka
Siyam Nikaya ⓘ Temple of the Tooth ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
|
| birthPlace | South India ⓘ |
| capital | Kandy ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1782 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kandy ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nayakkar dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | South Indian ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
relations with Siam (Thailand)
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relations with the British ⓘ relations with the Dutch colonial administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Kirti Sri Rajasinha self-link ⓘ |
| house |
Nayaka
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Nayaka
|
| knownFor |
construction and renovation of Buddhist temples
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restoring upasampada ordination in Sri Lanka ⓘ strengthening the Kandyan Kingdom against colonial powers ⓘ supporting the Siyam Nikaya ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with the Dutch in Sri Lanka
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inviting Siamese monks to re-establish higher ordination ⓘ patronage of Buddhist monastic reforms ⓘ resisting European colonial influence ⓘ revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Dutch colonial expansion in Sri Lanka
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European colonial influence in the Kandyan highlands ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent ruler of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Kandy
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King of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sri Vijaya Rajasinha ⓘ |
| realm |
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
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surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
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| reignEnd | 1782 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1747 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | promotion of Theravada Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
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surface form:
Royal Palace of Kandy
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| successor | Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kandy
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Rajasinha ⓘ |
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Subject: Kirti Sri Rajasinha Description of subject: Kirti Sri Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for reviving Buddhism and resisting European colonial influence.
Referenced by (7)
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