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Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha ( Sinhala:ශ්රී රාජාධි රාජසිංහ,
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: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
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in 1782. He was known as a poet-king, with at least one poem written by his hand still known.
Early life
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. His brother died from a fall off a horse in 1781 and Rajadhi Rajasinha ascended to the throne in early 1782.
Marriages
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.Reign
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. 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. The famousCourt Jester
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Andare
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a village Of Matara District, Matara was a court jester employed by the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (c. 1742 - 1782) in Sri Lanka
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served him.Succession
After Rajadhi Rajasinha died, he was succeeded by his teenage nephew,Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ( Sinhala:ශ්රී වික්රම රාජසිංහ, Tamil:ஸ்ரீ விக்கிரம ராஜசிங்கன் Telugu:శ్రీ విక్రమ రాజసింహ; 1780 – 30 J ...
, the last king of Kandy.
See also
* Mahavamsa *List of monarchs of Sri Lanka
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* History of Sri Lanka
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References
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