King Rajasinghe II, also known as Rajasingha II (pre coronation, Prince Dewa Astana/Dewarajasinghe), was a Sinhalese King, reigned 1629 – 6 December 1687;...
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Kandyan period (section Rajasinha II)
(1591–1604) and he was succeeded by his first cousin Senarat (1604–1635). Rajasingha II was the son of Senarat and Empress Dona Catherina. He ruled from 1629...
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established on the island. After many bloody wars with the Portuguese, King Rajasingha II became convinced that lasting peace with the Portuguese was not possible...
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He was succeeded by Jan Thyszoon Payart. In 1637, the King of Kandy, Rajasingha II, approached the Dutch East India Company (VOC) for military support...
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the killed Portuguese soldiers were piled before the Sinhalese king Rajasingha II. The battle, which ended in victory for the Sinhalese army, was the...
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Tampalakamam Pattu, the temple was built with the help of Kandyan King Rajasingha II (1630–1689) after the loss of Koneswaram temple in the Tricomalee town...
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Atlas of Mutual Heritage. "The arrival of general Hulft at the court of Rajasingha II". atlasofmutualheritage.nl. "Kalutara — An Odyssey". thesundayleader...
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of areca nut. These were shared with the Kandyan king but King Rajasinghe II was convinced that the Dutch officers, when dividing the spoils, had tricked...
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ruling period in Sri Lanka(1505–1658). This was during the reign of King Rajasingha II (1629–1687), the third king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. In...
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Historical accounts from the Kandy era recount that King Sri Vikrama Rajasingha secluded Queen Rangammal within this abode, granting only her most trusted...
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first temple was known as Lankatilaka viharaya, constructed by Rajadhi Rajasingha (1782–89) with the architectural advisory of Eldeniye Rajakaruna. Temple...
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ground. The wall was constructed during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha, to protect it from wild elephants. The late Ven. Pallegama Rewatha Thera...
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Additionally, the amicable relationship between Rajasingha and Rijcklof van Goens's son played a role, as Rajasingha preferred the less aggressive approach of...
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it. According to historical records of the Kandy era, King Sri Vikrama Rajasingha secluded Queen Rangammal in this building, and only her closest servants...
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pretender Mayadunne of Uva and torched the city yet again. In 1619, Cankili II was deposed and the Jaffna Kingdom absorbed into the Portuguese Empire. Despite...
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invited the British into Kandy and supported their overthrow of Sri Vikrama Rajasingha. Governor Thomas Maitland, in British Ceylon, initiated extensive legal...
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Dutch placed the main Portuguese base of Colombo under siege in 1655. Rajasingha no longer trusted the Dutch and insisted that Colombo be ceded to Kandy...
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born in Dedigama, the warrior King Rajasinghe I also known as Sitawaka Rajasingha, Edirille Rala born in Colombo and baptised Domingo Corea, who returned...
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Galigamuwa Iddamalpana Maha Vidyalaya,Atala 1C 226 23 Kegalle Galigamuwa Rajasingha Maha Vidyalaya,Kanangamuwa 1C 257 25 Kegalle Galigamuwa Keerthiratna Maha...
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