Kirti Sri Rajasinha

Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Thrisinhaladheeshwara [1] Lankeshwara Bhupathi King
King of Kandy
Reign	11 August 1747 – 2 January 1782
Coronation	1750
Predecessor	Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Successor	Rajadhi Rajasinha
Born	1734
Died	2 January 1782 (aged 47-48) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Burial	Royal Cremation Yard, Asgiri Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Consort	Queen Consort (Daughter of Nadukattu Sami Nayakkar)
Spouses	Three other Royal Concubines from Nayakkar clan Royal Concubine Mampitiye Devi
Issue	Prince Mampitiye Wahalabandara Snr. (from Mampitiye Devi) Prince Mampitiye Wahalabandara Jnr. (from Mampitiye Devi) Six daughters (from Mampitiye Devi)
Sinhala	කීර්ති ශ්‍රී රාජසිංහ
Tamil	கீர்த்தி ஸ்ரீ ராஜசிங்கம்
House	Nayakkar
Father	Lord Narenappa Nayakkar
Mother	Lady Upendramma Devi
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Kirti Sri Rajasinha (Sinhala: කීර්ති ශ්‍රී රාජසිංහ, Tamil: கீர்த்தி ஸ்ரீ ராஜசிங்கம்; 11 August 1747 – 2 January 1782) was the second Nayaka king of Kandy. He was a prince from the Madurai Nayak Dynasty and the brother-in-law of Sri Vijaya Raja Singha. He succeeded his brother-in-law to the throne in 1751.

The king is credited for the revival of Buddhism and literature in Sri Lanka. Under the guidance and influence of Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero, with Dutch assistance, king Kirti Sri Raja Singha successfully invited Bhikkus from Siam (Thailand) to revive the higher ordination of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka.

He also built the existing inner temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and Raja Maha Vihara (Gangarama) in Kandy. During his reign the Mahavamsa chronicle was continued from the time of Parakramabahu IV of Dambadeniya. He also rebuilt the Munneswaram temple close to Chilaw.