Thrisinhaladheeshwara [1] Lankeshwara Bhupathi King
Kirti Sri Rajasinha and Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero
King of Kandy
Reign
11 August 1747 – 2 January 1782
Coronation
1750
Predecessor
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Successor
Rajadhi Rajasinha
Born
1734
Died
2 January 1782 (aged 47-48) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Burial
Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiri Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Consort
Queen Consort (Daughter of Nadukattu Sami Nayakkar)
Spouses
Three other Royal Concubines from Nayakkar clan
Royal Concubine Mampitiye Devi
Issue
Prince Mampitiye Wahalabandara Snr. (from Mampitiye Devi)
Prince Mampitiye Wahalabandara Jnr. (from Mampitiye Devi)
Six daughters (from Mampitiye Devi)
Sinhala
කීර්ති ශ්රී රාජසිංහ
Tamil
கீர்த்தி ஸ்ரீ ராஜசிங்கம்
House
Nayakkar
Father
Lord Narenappa Nayakkar
Mother
Lady Upendramma Devi
Signature
Kirti Sri Rajasinha (Sinhala: කීර්ති ශ්රී රාජසිංහ, Tamil: கீர்த்தி ஸ்ரீ ராஜசிங்கம்; 11 August 1747 – 2 January 1782) was the second Nayaka king of Kandy. He was a prince from the Madurai Nayak Dynasty and the brother-in-law of Sri Vijaya Raja Singha. He succeeded his brother-in-law to the throne in 1751.
The king is credited for the revival of Buddhism and literature in Sri Lanka. Under the guidance and influence of Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero, with Dutch assistance, king Kirti Sri Raja Singha successfully invited Bhikkus from Siam (Thailand) to revive the higher ordination of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka.
He also built the existing inner temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Raja Maha Vihara (Gangarama) in Kandy. During his reign the Mahavamsa chronicle was continued from the time of Parakramabahu IV of Dambadeniya. He also rebuilt the Munneswaram temple close to Chilaw.
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