Kirti Sri Rajasinha

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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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Label Occurrences
Kirti Sri Rajasinha canonical 4
Rajadhi Rajasinha 2
Kirti Sri Rajasingha 1

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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)
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
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
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
European colonial influence in the Kandyan highlands
politicalStatus independent ruler of the Kandyan Kingdom
positionHeld King of Kandy
King of the Kingdom of Kandy
predecessor Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
realm Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
reignEnd 1782
reignStart 1747
religion Buddhism
religiousPolicy promotion of Theravada Buddhism
residence Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
surface form: Royal Palace of Kandy
successor Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha
title King of Kandy
Rajasinha

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Nayakkar dynasty notableRuler Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Nayakkar dynasty notableRuler Kirti Sri Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Rajadhi Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha predecessor Kirti Sri Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Rajadhi Rajasinha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha fullName Kirti Sri Rajasinha self-link
Kirti Sri Rajasinha alsoKnownAs Kirti Sri Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Kirti Sri Rajasingha
Kandyan kings notableKing Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha successor Kirti Sri Rajasinha