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.He was raised in Kandy and was familiar with the politics and culture of the court and society at large, including those of his Telegu kinfolk.
He contracted marriages with an influential royal family from Madurai, and his father-in-law Narenappa Nayaka later became one of the most powerful persons in the court. Sri Vijaya's queens soon became “good Buddhists”. According to the Culavamsa, “they gave up the false faiths to which they had long been attached and adopted in the best manner possible the true (Buddhist) faith’, worshipping the Tooth Relic day by day with many offerings.[3]
Exquisite Sinhalese bronze cannon with intricate silver and gold inlay, gifted to King Vijaya Rajasingha in 1745 by Lewuke, the Disawa or Lord of the four Korles district.[4]
Sri Vijaya Rajasimha attempted to reintroduce the upasampada ordination that King Narendra Sinha had neglected. While the king’s first attempt was to restore the ordination through Pegu in Burma, failure on this front forced him to contact Ayutthaya in Thailand with Dutch help. Although the death of King Sri Vijaya Rajasinha in 1747 resulted in the cancellation of this endeavor, the dynamic was not broken, and the ordination went ahead in the reign of Kirti Sri Rajasinha (r. 1747-82). On the other hand, and more disturbingly, he persecuted the Catholics. Sri Vijaya's persecution of the Portuguese and other Catholics may have had to do with his growing power and confidence as well as the Dutch factor.[3]
OratorianpriestJacome Gonsalves tried to influence Sri Vijaya Rajasinha while he was still a "crown prince" (Prince Asthana), presenting him in 1737 a copy of the Budumula (The Root of Buddhism),[5] a refutation of Buddhism. However, Sri Vijaya remained a devout Buddhist under the influence of Saranankara Thero, even as he became the de facto ruler owing to the serious illness of King Naréndrasinha.[3]
In his reign, the ministers fulfilled the requests of the Dutch and acted according to their own desires. As a result, the dissava (Kandyan Chiefs) instructed their provinces where Christians resided to capture the missionaries and bring them to the capital. They were also ordered to confiscate any property belonging to the missionaries and destroy the churches. In one instance, an Adigar gave orders to surround the church of Candia and had Father Mathias Rodrigues captured. Additionally, all church property was confiscated on March 17, 1744.[3]
Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe's reign was complex, marked by his attempts to reintroduce the upasampada ordination while persecuting Catholics. His queens became good Buddhists. His reign also demonstrated the growing power and confidence of the Nayakas in Kandy and their sustained power struggle against established interests.
^Obeyesekere, Gananath (2017). Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History. Oxford University Press. p. 171. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qnw8bs.13. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
^ abcdObeyesekere, Gananath (2017). Between the Portuguese and the Nāyakas: the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom, 1591–1765. pp. 161–177. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1qnw8bs.13.
^"Kanon, anoniem, voor 1745". rijksmuseum.nl. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
Obeyesekere, Gananath. "Between the Portuguese and the Nāyakas: the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom, 1591–1765." In Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History, edited by Zoltán Biedermann, Alan Strathern, and Klemens Karlsson, 161-177. London: UCL Press, 2017. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1qnw8bs.13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1qnw8bs.13 This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
vijaya, rajasinha, kandy, vijaya, rajasinha, sinhala, ජය, ජස, tamil, ஜய, ஜச, reigned, 1739, 1747, member, madurai, nayak, dynasty, succeeded, brother, vira, narendra, sinha, king, kandy, raised, kandy, familiar, with, politics, culture, court, society, large, . Vijaya Rajasinha Sinhala ශ ර ව ජය ර ජස හ Tamil வ ஜய ர ஜச ன ஹ 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 He was raised in Kandy and was familiar with the politics and culture of the court and society at large including those of his Telegu kinfolk Sri Vijaya RajasinhaThrisinhaladheeshwara 1 LankeshwaraBhupathiKing of KandyReign13 May 1739 11 August 1747Coronation1739PredecessorVira Narendra SinhaSuccessorKirti Sri RajasinhaRegent of Kandy 2 MonarchVira Narendra SinhaBornMadurai IndiaDied11 August 1747Sri LankaBurialRoyal Cremation Yard Asgiri Maha Viharaya Kandy Sri LankaSpouseQueen Consort of MaduraiHouseNayaks of KandyFatherLord Pitti NayakkarMotherLady Abhirami DeviReligionTheravada BuddhismHe contracted marriages with an influential royal family from Madurai and his father in law Narenappa Nayaka later became one of the most powerful persons in the court Sri Vijaya s queens soon became good Buddhists According to the Culavamsa they gave up the false faiths to which they had long been attached and adopted in the best manner possible the true Buddhist faith worshipping the Tooth Relic day by day with many offerings 3 Exquisite Sinhalese bronze cannon with intricate silver and gold inlay gifted to King Vijaya Rajasingha in 1745 by Lewuke the Disawa or Lord of the four Korles district 4 Sri Vijaya Rajasimha attempted to reintroduce the upasampada ordination that King Narendra Sinha had neglected While the king s first attempt was to restore the ordination through Pegu in Burma failure on this front forced him to contact Ayutthaya in Thailand with Dutch help Although the death of King Sri Vijaya Rajasinha in 1747 resulted in the cancellation of this endeavor the dynamic was not broken and the ordination went ahead in the reign of Kirti Sri Rajasinha r 1747 82 On the other hand and more disturbingly he persecuted the Catholics Sri Vijaya s persecution of the Portuguese and other Catholics may have had to do with his growing power and confidence as well as the Dutch factor 3 Oratorian priest Jacome Gonsalves tried to influence Sri Vijaya Rajasinha while he was still a crown prince Prince Asthana presenting him in 1737 a copy of the Budumula The Root of Buddhism 5 a refutation of Buddhism However Sri Vijaya remained a devout Buddhist under the influence of Saranankara Thero even as he became the de facto ruler owing to the serious illness of King Narendrasinha 3 In his reign the ministers fulfilled the requests of the Dutch and acted according to their own desires As a result the dissava Kandyan Chiefs instructed their provinces where Christians resided to capture the missionaries and bring them to the capital They were also ordered to confiscate any property belonging to the missionaries and destroy the churches In one instance an Adigar gave orders to surround the church of Candia and had Father Mathias Rodrigues captured Additionally all church property was confiscated on March 17 1744 3 Sri Vijaya Rajasinghe s reign was complex marked by his attempts to reintroduce the upasampada ordination while persecuting Catholics His queens became good Buddhists His reign also demonstrated the growing power and confidence of the Nayakas in Kandy and their sustained power struggle against established interests See also editMahavamsa List of monarchs of Sri Lanka History of Sri LankaReferences edit chapter 1 Kandyan kingdom page 15 Obeyesekere Gananath 2017 Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History Oxford University Press p 171 doi 10 2307 j ctt1qnw8bs 13 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is available under the CC BY 4 0 license a b c d Obeyesekere Gananath 2017 Between the Portuguese and the Nayakas the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom 1591 1765 pp 161 177 doi 10 2307 j ctt1qnw8bs 13 Kanon anoniem voor 1745 rijksmuseum nl Retrieved 20 April 2023 Asela Dasanayke 16 June 2017 අත ප ජ ය ජ ක ම ග න ස ල ව ස ප යත ම ග ජ ව ත ගමන මඟ මතක සටහන ම ද න ඥ න ර ථ ප රද පය Sources editKings amp Rulers of Sri Lanka Obeyesekere Gananath Between the Portuguese and the Nayakas the many faces of the Kandyan Kingdom 1591 1765 In Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History edited by Zoltan Biedermann Alan Strathern and Klemens Karlsson 161 177 London UCL Press 2017 https www jstor org stable j ctt1qnw8bs 13 DOI https doi org 10 2307 j ctt1qnw8bs 13 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is available under the CC BY 4 0 license Sri Vijaya Rajasinha of KandyKandy Nayakar DynastyBorn Died 11 August 1747Regnal titlesPreceded byVira Narendra Sinha of Sri Lanka King of Kandy13 May 1739 11 August 1747 Succeeded byKirti Sri 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 Vijaya Rajasinha of Kandy amp oldid 1151450011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
