Kannasamy Nayaka

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Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Kandy ⓘ
last native monarch of Sri Lanka ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sri Vikrama Rajasimha ⓘ
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ
birthYear 1780 ⓘ
capturedBy British Empire ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
deathCountry British India ⓘ
deathPlace Vellore ⓘ
deathYear 1832 ⓘ
dynasty Nayaka dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Nayak dynasty
ethnicGroup Nayaka ⓘ
event Kandyan Convention ⓘ
governedTerritory Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
imprisonedIn Vellore Fort ⓘ
language Sinhala ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
monarchType absolute monarch ⓘ
notableFor being the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule ⓘ
being the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
opponent British colonial authorities ⓘ
linked to: British authorities
positionHeld King of Kandy ⓘ
predecessor Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
regionRuled Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
reignEnd 1815 ⓘ
reignStart 1798 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Kandy ⓘ
significantEvent annexation of Kandy by the British in 1815 ⓘ
spouse Muthukumara Ammal ⓘ
linked to: Venkata Ranga Ammal

Subbamma Nayak ⓘ
Venkata Lakshmi Ammal ⓘ
Venkata Ranga Ammal ⓘ
successor George III ⓘ
throneLostTo British Empire ⓘ
title Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ

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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → alsoKnownAs → Kannasamy Nayaka ⓘ