Sri Vijaya Rajasinha of Kandy

Vijaya Rajasinha (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී විජය රාජසිංහ, Tamil: விஜய ராஜசின்ஹா; reigned 1739–1747) was a member of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty and succeeded his brother-in-law Vira Narendra Sinha as the King of Kandy.

Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
King of Kandy
Reign13 May 1739 – 11 August 1747
Coronation1739
PredecessorVira Narendra Sinha
SuccessorKirti Sri Rajasinha
BornMadurai, India
Died11 August 1747
Sri Lanka
Burial
Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiriya Maha Vihara, Kandy, Sri Lanka
HouseNayaks of Kandy
FatherLord Pitti Nayakkar
MotherLady Abhirami Devi

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