Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Vikrama Rajasinha canonical | 17 |
| Sri Sri Sri Vikrama Rajasinha | 1 |
| Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, last king of Kandy | 1 |
| Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, last king of the Kingdom of Kandy | 1 |
| Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682418 — 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.
Target entity: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Context triple: [Kingdom of Kandy, lastMonarch, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha]
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Wikramawardhana
Wikramawardhana was a king of the Majapahit Empire in late 14th–early 15th century Java, known for ruling during the empire’s gradual decline and internal dynastic conflicts.
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Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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Shahu I
Shahu I was an influential 18th-century Maratha ruler whose reign consolidated Maratha power in India and shaped the empire’s administrative and political structure.
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Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
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Raden Wijaya
Raden Wijaya was the Javanese prince and military leader who became the first king of the Majapahit Empire, one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful and influential kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Target entity description: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
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A.
Wikramawardhana
Wikramawardhana was a king of the Majapahit Empire in late 14th–early 15th century Java, known for ruling during the empire’s gradual decline and internal dynastic conflicts.
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B.
Pararaton
Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.
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C.
Shahu I
Shahu I was an influential 18th-century Maratha ruler whose reign consolidated Maratha power in India and shaped the empire’s administrative and political structure.
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D.
Hayam Wuruk
Hayam Wuruk was a 14th-century Javanese king whose reign marked the political and cultural zenith of the Majapahit Empire in maritime Southeast Asia.
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E.
Raden Wijaya
Raden Wijaya was the Javanese prince and military leader who became the first king of the Majapahit Empire, one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful and influential kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical Figure
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King ⓘ Last King of Kandy ⓘ Last King of Sri Lanka ⓘ Monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kannasamy Nayaka
ⓘ
Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Vikrama Rajasimha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
|
| annexedBy |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British Ceylon administration
British Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Madurai region, South India ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1780 ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Kandy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeposition |
Kandyan Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
British annexation of Kandy
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| diedIn |
India
ⓘ
Vellore ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Nayaka dynasty of Kandy
|
| era |
Early 19th century
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Late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Nayaka ⓘ |
| event | Deposition by the British in 1815 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Being the last native king of Sri Lanka
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Conflict with the British colonial power ⓘ Conflicts with Kandyan chiefs ⓘ Construction and beautification of Kandy Lake ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| lastKandyanKing | true ⓘ |
| lastSinhaleseMonarch | true ⓘ |
| monarchyEndedWith | British annexation of Kandy in 1815 ⓘ |
| name | Sri Vikrama Rajasinha self-link ⓘ |
| placeOfExile |
Madras Presidency
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Vellore ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kirti Sri Rajasinha
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajadhi Rajasinha
|
| reignedOver |
Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan Kingdom in Sri Lanka
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
| reignEnd | 1815 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1798 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| signedOrSubjectTo | Kandyan Convention ⓘ |
| spouse |
Queen Subbamma Nayak
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Queen Venkata Rengammal Devi ⓘ |
| successor |
George III of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
George III
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| successorTitle | King of the United Kingdom and Hanover ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kandy
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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Sri Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
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Subject: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Description of subject: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (21)
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