received the name "Rajasinha" (meaning the Lion King) after the fierce Battle of Mulleriyawa. Generally, the recorded period of Rajasinha's reign starts from...

they were finally expelled by Rajasinha II and his Dutch allies. A resurgent kingdom of Kandy under Vimaladharmasuriya I also sacked Sitawaka, and went...

parts of Sri Lanka from Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya (1220–1224) until Rajasinha I of Sitawaka (1581–1591). Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya routed Kalinga...

some territory, but by the time of Rajasinha's death in 1687 neither city had returned to Kandyan control. Rajasinha's son ascended to the throne as Vimaladharmasuriya...

Rajasimha may refer to: Rajasinha I of Sitawaka, king of Sitawaka in Sri Lanka from 1581 to 1593 Maravarman Rajasimha I, Pandyan king of south India Rajasimha...

Agamas and Vedic scriptures. In the Sri Lankan Sinhalese society, king Rajasinha I of Sitawaka converted to Saiva Siddhantism, and made it the official...

Dona Catherina was succeeded by Rajasinha (I) aka Tikiri Bandara (1581–1591) he was succeeded by Vimala Dharma Suriya (I) aka Konappu Bandara and his baptismal...

conquest of other native kingdoms – until it controlled most of Sri Lanka. Rajasinha I of Sitawaka attempted to expel the Portuguese from the island, but was...

Sri Siddha Suniyam Deviyo, God of Cavalry, God of War, God of Warrior Rajasinha I of Sitawaka Maha Sona, God of War, God of Cemetery, God of Death, God...

Lanka. After having seized control of the Kingdoms of Kotte and Kandy, Rajasinha I, around whom the Sinhalese nobility opposed to the Portuguese were grouped...

Catherina of Kandy (1581–1581). Dona Catherina was succeeded by Rajasinha I. Rajasinha I, however, preferred to rule the hill country from the Kingdom of...

by Rajasinha I of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in the same year she ascended the throne. In 1594, she became the Queen Consort to Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy...

Kandy. The last Sinhala Kingdom came to an end in 1815 with Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy after generations of European colonial influences and upheaval...

Vimaladharmasūriya I was a king of Kandy from 1590 to 1604. His reputation was built when he successfully repulsed two major Portuguese offensives on...

Centuries. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780986497353. Israel, J. I. (1995). The Dutch Republic: its rise, greatness, and fall, 1477–1806. Oxford...

III, Pandyan king of present-day India Rajasinha I of Sitawaka, king of Sitawaka in present-day Sri Lanka Rajasinha II of Kandy, king of Kandy in present-day...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

phase of the kingdom. The Nayakkar Dynasty, which began with Sri Vijaya Rajasinha, was seen as a great religious revival by the people, but the last king...

Mayadunne of Sitawaka in the 1562 Battle of Mulleriyawa. Tikiri Banda aka Rajasinha I of Sitawaka, who succeeded Mayadunne, became a faithful sponsor of this...

estimated in the hundreds. In the Sri Lankan Sinhalese society, king Rajasinha I of Sitawaka reverted to Saiva Siddhantism after a prolonged domination...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

February 18 – In what is now Sri Lanka, the siege of Colombo by King Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ends when Portuguese Admiral Pedro Teixeira arrives with...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

was poisoned by Rajasinha before Senarat's death, which took place in 1635, and the youngest prince became the sole king as Rajasinha II. (1635–1687)...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

Sinhalese–Portuguese War Government Monarchy Monarchs House of Siri Sanga Bo Mayadunne Rajasinha I Rajasuriya Landmarks Avissawella Sitawaka fort Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara...

majority of Buddhist Sinhalese for having betrayed his religion of birth i.e., Buddhism and converting to the religion of the foreign conquerors, who...

took place during Kotte Period Inauguration of Hewagam Korale by King Rajasinha I of Sitawaka as a gratitude to the soldiers of Hewagama who fought with...

He was defeated in both attempts. After the occupation of Kandy by Rajasinha I of Sitawaka, Puviraja Pandaram gave refuge and protection to the sole...