Sri Vikrama Rajasimha

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Sri Vikrama Rajasimha was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of the kingdom in 1815.

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Sri Vikrama Rajasimha canonical 2
Kirti Sri Rajasimha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Kandy
historical figure
last king of the Kingdom of Kandy
monarch
alsoKnownAs Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe
Sri Wickrama Rajasinha
associatedWith Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
birthPlace Nayakkar dynasty of Madurai
birthYear 1780
capturedBy British forces
capturedYear 1815
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Lanka
deathYear 1832
dynasty Nayakkar dynasty
endOfReignCause British annexation of Kandy
linked to: Kandyan Convention

Kandyan Convention of 1815
linked to: Kandyan Convention
era early 19th century
late 18th century
ethnicGroup Telugu
event Kandyan Convention
exiledTo Madras Presidency
Vellore
father Sri Venkata Ranga Rajasimha
languageOfCourt Sinhala
Tamil
lastRulerOf Kingdom of Kandy
monarchOf Kandy
Kingdom of Kandy
mother Subbamma Nayak
notableFor being the last indigenous monarch of Sri Lanka
end of the Sinhalese monarchy
overthrownBy British Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
placeOfBurial Vellore
placeOfDeath Vellore
positionHeld King of Kandy
predecessor Rajadhi Rajasinha
reignEnd 1815
reignStart 1798
religion Hinduism
ruledRegion Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
significantEvent British annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy
spouse Subbamma Nayak
Venkata Ranga Ammal
successor British colonial administration in Kandy
Governorship of British Ceylon
title Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe

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Kannasamy Nayaka alsoKnownAs Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe alternateName Kirti Sri Rajasimha
linked to: Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Sri Vikrama Rajasimha title Sri Vikrama Rajasimha