Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe
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Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe is an alternative spelling of Kirti Sri Rajasinha, the 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka known for his role in reviving Buddhism and arts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirthi Sri Rajasingha | 1 |
| Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13016670 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe Context triple: [Kirti Sri Rajasinha, alsoKnownAs, Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe]
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A.
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Sangeetha Weeraratne is a prominent Sri Lankan film and television actress known for her leading roles in Sinhala cinema.
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B.
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah is a British actor, director, and former NHS doctor known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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C.
Marali Mannige
Marali Mannige is a renowned Kannada novel by Jnanpith award-winning writer Kota Shivarama Karanth, celebrated for its rich portrayal of social and cultural life in coastal Karnataka.
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D.
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Ruwanthie de Chickera is a prominent Sri Lankan playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for her socially engaged and award-winning work in contemporary drama and film.
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E.
Shirani Bandaranayake
Shirani Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan jurist who became the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe Target entity description: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe is an alternative spelling of Kirti Sri Rajasinha, the 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka known for his role in reviving Buddhism and arts.
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A.
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Sangeetha Weeraratne is a prominent Sri Lankan film and television actress known for her leading roles in Sinhala cinema.
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B.
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah is a British actor, director, and former NHS doctor known for his work in television, film, and theatre.
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C.
Marali Mannige
Marali Mannige is a renowned Kannada novel by Jnanpith award-winning writer Kota Shivarama Karanth, celebrated for its rich portrayal of social and cultural life in coastal Karnataka.
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D.
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Ruwanthie de Chickera is a prominent Sri Lankan playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for her socially engaged and award-winning work in contemporary drama and film.
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E.
Shirani Bandaranayake
Shirani Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan jurist who became the first female Chief Justice of Sri Lanka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
king ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kirthi Sri Rajasingha
ⓘ
linked to:
Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe
Kirti Sri Rajasimha ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Siyam Nikaya
ⓘ
Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of the Tooth
|
| birthYear | 1734 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kandy ⓘ |
| capital | Kandy ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Dutch colonial powers in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Kandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
|
| deathYear | 1782 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Nayaka dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Nayakkar dynasty
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nayaka ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Kandyan period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
encouraging religious scholarship
ⓘ
strengthening relations with Siam ⓘ supporting traditional Kandyan dance and music ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Kingdom of Kandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inviting monks from Siam (Thailand) to re-establish higher ordination
ⓘ
patronage of Buddhist clergy ⓘ promotion of arts and culture ⓘ restoration of Buddhist temples ⓘ revival of Buddhism in Kandy ⓘ support for the Siyam Nikaya ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Buddhist monastic education
ⓘ
temple construction and renovation ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Kandy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sri Vijaya Rajasinha ⓘ |
| region | Central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1782 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1747 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Kandy ⓘ |
| successor | Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ |
| territory | Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Sinhalese
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Sri Lanka
Maha Radun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe Description of subject: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe is an alternative spelling of Kirti Sri Rajasinha, the 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka known for his role in reviving Buddhism and arts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe