Vijaya Rajasinha (
Sinhala: ශ්රී විජය රාජසිංහ,
Tamil
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: 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
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
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See also
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Mahavamsa
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List of monarchs of Sri Lanka
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History of Sri Lanka
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1747 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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