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  2. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha - Wikipedia

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    During his time, the British who had succeeded the Dutch in the Maritime Provinces had not interfered in the politics of the Kingdom of Kandy.But Pilimatalauwa, the first Adigar of the King, desiring British control over the island, covertly worked with the British administration to provoke the King to acting aggressively towards them in order to give Britain a casus belli against the Kandyian ...

  3. Nayaks of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    The last king of the Kandy Mahanuwara dynasty was Vira Narendra Sinha who ruled from 1707 to 1739. This king ascended the throne in 1707 when he was seventeen and was considered to be a very pious and scholarly. In 1708 the king married a bride from Madurai Royal family, the daughter of Pitti Nayakkar. Again, in 1710, he married another bride ...

  4. List of Kandyan monarchs - Wikipedia

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    King of Kandy මහ රජතුමා Royal Standard of the King Last to reign Sri Vikrama Rajasinha 17 July 1798 – 10 February 1815 Details Style His Majesty First monarch Senasammata Vikramabahu Last monarch Vikrama Rajasinha Formation 1469 Abolition 1815 Residence Royal Palace Monarchical Sri Lanka Part of a series on the politics and government of the Sinhala kingdom Royal Court ...

  5. Kingdom of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Palace of Kandy (Sinhala: කන්ද උඩරට මාලිගාව) is a historical palace complex located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was the official residence of the kings of the Kingdom of Kandy before the British colonization in 1815. The palace complex is a remarkable example of traditional Kandyan architecture ...

  6. Madurai Nayak dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The last ethnically Sinhalese King of Kandy Vira Narendra Sinha passed away without a legitimate heir on 13 May 1739. The throne passed to his Madurai born Brother-in-law Sri Vijaya Rajasinha , which led to the establishment of the Nayak dynasty in Sri Lanka known as the Kandy Nayaks .

  7. List of Tamil monarchs - Wikipedia

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    15.4 Kingdom of Kandy (1739–1815 CE) 16 Other Tamil monarchs. 17 See also. 18 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... * Kadhirvel [King of King] Three Crowned ...

  8. List of Indian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    5.8.2 Vellore Nayaka Kingdom (c. 1540–1601 CE) 5.8.3 Other Nayaka kingdoms. ... If this is true, then the first Tomara king can be dated to 747 CE (429+318), which ...

  9. Nayaks of Vellore - Wikipedia

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    After the independence of the other Nayaks, Vellore also eyed for independence and Lingama Nayak revolted against the crown in 1601. One of the generals of the crown, Yachamanedu came to Vellore and defeated Lingama Nayak. This led to the end of the Nayakship, and the region went under the direct rule of the Vijayanagar King Venkata II. In 1604 ...