Rajasinha

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Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rajasinha canonical 3
Rajasinha II 1
Sri Vikrama Rajasimha 1

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Statements (14)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
associatedWithRegion South India
Sri Lanka
borneBy monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty
category South Indian royal titles
Sri Lankan royal titles
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
historicalContext early modern period in South Asia
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit-derived royal nomenclature (probable)
meaningApproximate king-lion (raja + simha)
usedBy Nayak dynasty
surface form: Nayakkar dynasty
usedIn Kingdoms in South India
Kingdoms in Sri Lanka

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nayakkar dynasty titleOfRulers Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha alsoKnownAs Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha title Rajasinha
Kandyan kings notableKing Rajasinha
this entity surface form: Rajasinha II
Sri Raja Sinha relatedTitle Rajasinha