Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (Sinhala:ශ්රී රාජාධි රාජසිංහ, Tamil:ஸ்ரீ ராஜாதி ராஜசிங்கம்; reigned 1782–1798) was a member of the Madurai royal family and succeeded his brother, Kirti Sri Rajasinha as King of Kandy in 1782.[1] He was known as a poet-king, with at least one poem written from his hand still known.[2]
Rajadhi Rajasinha was the second son of Narendrappa Nayakkar of the Madurai Nayakkar clan. The younger brother of Kirti Sri, he was raised as a devout Buddhist.[2] His brother died from a fall off a horse in 1781 and Rajadhi Rajasinha ascended to the throne in early 1782.
The Degaldoruwa Royal Temple, built in 1771 and completed during the reign of King Rajadhi Rajasinha.[3]
Marriagesedit
He had five Nayakkar wives. His Queen Consort was Alamelu Ammal Devi. His second wife was Upendra Ammal Devi who was arrived from Rameshwaram, South India. His third wife, Rangammal Devi, was a younger sister of the Queen Consort. He appointed Siriyammal Devi as his fourth wife, who was another younger sister of the Queen Consort. He also kept one of his elder brother‘s royal consorts, Mampitiye Devi, as a mistress. Lady Subbramma Nayak, who was a younger sister of second consort Upendra Ammal Devi became Rajadhi Rajasinghe's mistress after her husband’s death.
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Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ruled the Kandyan Kingdom for nearly two decades. During his reign he maintained largely peaceful relations with the Dutch army. Hugh Boyd visited the Kandy court shortly after Rajadhi's accession and noted that the court was divided into different factions based on support of the Dutch, with the pro-Dutch faction in the strongest position.[2]
Like his brother, he was a patron of Buddhism and restored a number of temples, as well as granting lands to new ones, as did his brother.[2] The famous Court JesterAndare was served to him.
^Wright, Arnold (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 57. ISBN978-81-206-1335-5.
^ abcdSchrikker, Alicia (2007-03-31). Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815: Expansion and Reform. BRILL. pp. 122–123. ISBN978-90-474-1899-3.
^Seneviratna, Anuradha; Polk, Benjamin (1992). Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Sri Lanka: The Woodland Shrines. Abhinav Publications. p. 126. ISBN9788170172819.
^Briggs, Philip (2018-01-02). Sri Lanka. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 373. ISBN978-1-78477-057-0.
rajadhi, rajasinha, kandy, rajadhi, rajasinha, sinhala, ජස, tamil, ஜச, கம, reigned, 1782, 1798, member, madurai, royal, family, succeeded, brother, kirti, rajasinha, king, kandy, 1782, known, poet, king, with, least, poem, written, from, hand, still, known, ra. Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha Sinhala ශ ර ර ජ ධ ර ජස හ Tamil ஸ ர ர ஜ த ர ஜச ங கம reigned 1782 1798 was a member of the Madurai royal family and succeeded his brother Kirti Sri Rajasinha as King of Kandy in 1782 1 He was known as a poet king with at least one poem written from his hand still known 2 Rajadhi RajasinhaThrisinhaladheeshwara LankeshwaraBhupathiSri Rajadhi Raja SinhaKing of KandyReign2 January 1782 26 July 1798Coronation1782PredecessorKirti Sri RajasinhaSuccessorSri Vikrama RajasinhaDied26 July 1798Sri LankaBurialRoyal Cremation Yard Asgiri Temple Kandy Sri LankaSpouseQueen Consort Alamelu Ammal Royal Concubine Upendra Ammal Royal Concubine Rangammal Devi Royal Concubine Siriyammal Devi Mistress Mampitiye Devi Mistress Lady Subbramma NayakIssueNoneHouseNayaks of KandyFatherLord Narendrappa NayakkarMotherLady Upendramma Devi Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriages 3 Reign 4 Succession 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life editRajadhi Rajasinha was the second son of Narendrappa Nayakkar of the Madurai Nayakkar clan The younger brother of Kirti Sri he was raised as a devout Buddhist 2 His brother died from a fall off a horse in 1781 and Rajadhi Rajasinha ascended to the throne in early 1782 nbsp The Degaldoruwa Royal Temple built in 1771 and completed during the reign of King Rajadhi Rajasinha 3 Marriages editHe had five Nayakkar wives His Queen Consort was Alamelu Ammal Devi His second wife was Upendra Ammal Devi who was arrived from Rameshwaram South India His third wife Rangammal Devi was a younger sister of the Queen Consort He appointed Siriyammal Devi as his fourth wife who was another younger sister of the Queen Consort He also kept one of his elder brother s royal consorts Mampitiye Devi as a mistress Lady Subbramma Nayak who was a younger sister of second consort Upendra Ammal Devi became Rajadhi Rajasinghe s mistress after her husband s death Reign editSri Rajadhi Rajasinha ruled the Kandyan Kingdom for nearly two decades During his reign he maintained largely peaceful relations with the Dutch army Hugh Boyd visited the Kandy court shortly after Rajadhi s accession and noted that the court was divided into different factions based on support of the Dutch with the pro Dutch faction in the strongest position 2 Like his brother he was a patron of Buddhism and restored a number of temples as well as granting lands to new ones as did his brother 2 The famous Court Jester Andare was served to him Succession editAfter Rajadhi Rajasinha died he was succeeded by his teenage nephew Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy the last king of Kandy 4 See also editMahavamsa List of monarchs of Sri Lanka History of Sri LankaReferences edit Wright Arnold 1999 Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon Its History People Commerce Industries and Resources Asian Educational Services p 57 ISBN 978 81 206 1335 5 a b c d Schrikker Alicia 2007 03 31 Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka 1780 1815 Expansion and Reform BRILL pp 122 123 ISBN 978 90 474 1899 3 Seneviratna Anuradha Polk Benjamin 1992 Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Sri Lanka The Woodland Shrines Abhinav Publications p 126 ISBN 9788170172819 Briggs Philip 2018 01 02 Sri Lanka Bradt Travel Guides p 373 ISBN 978 1 78477 057 0 Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha of KandyKandy Nayakar DynastyBorn Died 26 July 1798 Regnal titles Preceded byKirti Sri Rajasinha King of Kandy2 January 1782 26 July 1798 Succeeded bySri Vikrama Rajasinha nbsp This Sri Lankan history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha of Kandy amp oldid 1194869868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
