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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kirti Sri Rajasinha canonical 7
Rajadhi Rajasinha 2
Kirti Sri Rajasingha 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Historical figure ⓘ
King ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ
Person ⓘ
Sri Lankan monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe ⓘ
Kirti Sri Rajasingha ⓘ
linked to: Kirti Sri Rajasinha
associatedWith Buddhist Sangha of Sri Lanka ⓘ
linked to: Sangha

Siyam Nikaya ⓘ
Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) ⓘ
linked to: Temple of the Tooth
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 ⓘ
house House of Nayaka ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
reignEnd 1782 ⓘ
reignStart 1747 ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousPolicy promotion of Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
residence Royal Palace of Kandy ⓘ
successor Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
title King of Kandy ⓘ
Rajasinha ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Nayakkar dynasty → notableRuler → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
Nayakkar dynasty → notableRuler → Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
linked to: Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → predecessor → Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
linked to: Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha → fullName → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
Kirti Sri Rajasinha → alsoKnownAs → Kirti Sri Rajasingha ⓘ
linked to: Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Kandyan kings → notableKing → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha → successor → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe → alternateName → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
House of Kandy–Nayakkar → notableRuler → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha → predecessor → Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ