Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
| Sri Vikrama Rajasinha | |
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| Thrisinhaladheeshwara Lankeshwara Bhupathi | |
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, King of Kandy. | |
| King of Kandy | |
| Reign | 17 July 1798 – 10 February 1815 |
| Coronation | 1798 |
| Predecessor | Rajadhi Rajasinha |
| Successor | Kingdom abolished (George III as King of British Ceylon) |
| Born | 1780 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 30 January 1832 (aged 51) Vellore Fort, India |
| Spouse | Sri Venakatha Rangammal Devi
(m. 1798)
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| House | Nayaks of Kandy |
| Father | Sri Venkatha Perumal |
| Mother | Subbamma Nayak |
| Religion | Buddhism Hinduism |
| Signature | |
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (Sinhala:ශ්රී වික්රම රාජසිංහ, Tamil:ஸ்ரீ விக்கிரம ராஜசிங்கன் Telugu:శ్రీ విక్రమ రాజసింహ; 1780 – 30 January 1832), born Kannasamy, was the last of four kings to rule the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Being crowned king in 1798 with the backing of Pilamathalawe Adikaram, his capture by the British in 1815 effectively concluded the 2,300-year Sinhalese monarchy on the island. The Nayak Kings were of Telugu origin and practiced Shaivite Hinduism and were patrons of Theravada Buddhism. The Nayak rulers played a huge role in reviving Buddhism in the island. They spoke Telugu and Tamil, and used Tamil as the court language in Kandy alongside Sinhala.
The King was eventually deposed by the British government under the terms of the Kandyan Convention in 1815, ending over 2,300 years of domination by the Sinhalese crown on the island. The island was incorporated into the British Empire, and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was succeeded by George III, as monarch of British Ceylon.