Rajasinha II
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King Rajasinghe II, also known as Rajasingha II, was a Sinhalese King, reigned 1629 – 6 December 1687; seventh king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. Rajasingha requested aid from the newly formed
Rajasingha II, from Robert Knox's A Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, 1693
The rugged terrain of the Kandyan kingdom, an area now largely within the modern Central Province
The fort of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, first a Portuguese, then a Dutch stronghold
The arrival of general Hulft at the court of Rajasingha II (by Johannes Janssonius Waasbergen, circa 1672)
Kusumasana Devi
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Kusumāsana Devi, also known as Dona Catherina of Kandy, was the ruling Queen of Kandy in 1581. She was deposed, but became the queen consort of Kandy by marriage to Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy from
Rajasinha II
…Sri Lanka later; Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiri Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Spouse A princess from Madurai Issue Vimaladharmasurya II Father Senarat Mother Dona Catherina of Kandy Religion Theravada Buddhism Reconstructed emblem(device) of Rajasinghe II featuring a Red Lion on a gold ground. King Rajasinghe II (Sinhala: රාජසිංහ…
Kusumāsana Devi as depicted by a Dutch artist