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