Sri Vijaya Rajasinha of Kandy

Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
King of Kandy
Reign	13 May 1739 – 11 August 1747
Coronation	1739
Predecessor	Vira Narendra Sinha
Successor	Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Born	Madurai, India
Died	11 August 1747 Sri Lanka
Burial	Sri Lanka
House	Nayaks of Kandy

Vijaya Rajasinha (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.

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Kings & Rulers of Sri Lanka

Regnal titles
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha of Kandy Kandy Nayakar Dynasty Born: ? ? Died: 11 August 1747
Preceded by Vira Narendra Sinha of Sri Lanka	King of Kandy 13 May 1739 – 11 August 1747	Succeeded by Kirti Sri Rajasinha

List of Kandyan monarchs

House of Siri Sanga Bo (1473–1592)	Sena Sammatha Wickramabahu (1473–1511) Jayaweera Astana (1511–1551) Karaliyadde Bandara (1551–1581) Dona Catherina (1581–1581) Rajasinha I (1581–1591)

House of Dinajara (1590–1739)	Vimaladharmasuriya I (1590–1604) Senarat (1604–1635) Rajasinghe II (1635–1687) Vimaladharmasurya II (1687–1707) Vira Narendra Sinha (1707–1739)

Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815)	Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747) Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782) Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798) Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815)

Monarchs from 1473 to 1592 were only regional rulers

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Sri Vijaya Rajasinha of Kandy

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