The Last King of Sri Lanka
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Did you know that the last Sri Lankan king was a Nayak prince from Tamil Nadu? He died a prisoner at the Vellore Fort in Tamil Nadu. How did the Nayaks of Tamil Nadu establish their rule over the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka?
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1. His Majesty Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, Last King of Ceylon
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2. Grave of Vikrama Raja Sinha and Consort, Vellore
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4. Map of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century
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5. The Flag of the King of Kandy in 1815
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6. Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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7. Relic Tooth Temple, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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8. Painting in the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
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9. Sri Rajadhi Raja Sinha, king of Kandy (r. 1782-1798)
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11. Royal Palace in Kandy, Sri Lanka
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12. First Adigar, Ehelepola Maha Nilame
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13. Kandyan chiefs Ehelepola, Molligoda and Kapuvatta with the British agent John D'Oyly
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14. Capture of HM Sri Vikrama Rajasinha in 1815
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15. Grave Headstone of Vikrama Raja Singa, Vellore
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It's important to emphasize that the king was not "from" Tamil Nadu. He, as with others in his lineage going back a few generations, were born in Sri Lanka. He was "from" Sri Lanka. His heritage, of course, was from Tamil Nadu. Sinhala and Tamil were spoken at the courts. The Nayaks of Kandy also supported Buddhism, perhaps in order to maintain the support of the people. There's a good book about this by John Holt called "The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhist, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka" (which was not about the last king). I say this because there are ethnonationalists on both sides (Sinhala and Tamil) and it's important to realize that identities are complicated and cannot be so easily reduced to being "from" a place where you were not actually born and did not grow up. Love this video and channel though, thanks.
Thanks for the long comment. It added value. Any other history channels/blogs/podcasts you follow?
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Where did kandy nayakars come from.
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. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was born in Madurai in 1780
As a Sri Lankan the last 4 kings of Sri Lanka were Telugu not Tamil. They were called wadiga in Sinhala. Wadiga rata (Telugu country) was the ancient term used in Sinhala exclusively for the land of Telugu people .
You should compile into a documentary or a book
Amazing ❤. Why don’t you make small nuggets of stories through out India.
What does it matter how many languages he could speak? He was what his ancestors were, which was Telugu. Is it so difficult to identify him as belonging to a lineage of Telugu rulers who ruled major portions of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka during this period?
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If Ramayan is real, then Vibhishan who is a chiranjeevi is still the king of Lanka..
Telugus ruled from Gujarat to Srilanka!
Which telugu dynasty?
@@xavier9476 Hoysalas, Rastrakutas, most famous is Immandi Pulikesi.
Not even in dreams.
@@devsen71 Everything you said is Kannada dynasty not telugu... only telugu have nayak history, rather than nothing is there.
The Real story is Kandy Kingdom is founded by Tamil Agambadiyar (Agamudayar) caste .Singhala 15th century literature explains that Kandy kings founded by Tamil Agambadiyar caste who belongs to Solar Race of Cholar kings family. Explained this details with records in the below video ruclips.net/video/-xHMJK4x9Sg/видео.htmlsi=iIMjF2c0BdGXzkrG&t=4220
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Not only Kandy Kingdom but Gampola Dyanasty was also ruled by Tamil Kings his name is Jayawira who originated from Tamil Agambadiyar caste of Chola country. You can find the Singhalese literature reference for the same (Please view the video in the above link ) and you can find more more details and confirm this truth by yourself.
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Reference: Epigraphia Zeylanica Vol 3, Page no 237
Reference : Journal of the Branch of Asiatic Society year 1913, Vol 23 ,Page no 205,206