Narendrasinghe

Sri Vira Parakrama Narendra Sinha (1707–1739 AD) was the last Sinhalese King of Sri Lanka of the Kingdom of Kandy. Narendrasinha ascended to the throne when he was 17 years old with the demise of king Vimaladharmasuriya II. He was also known as the "The prince of Kundasale".
Vira Parakrama Narendra Sinha was believed to be a considerably pious monarch, and like his predecessor, he lived at peace with the Dutch invaders and devoted himself to the furtherance of literature and religion. During his reign the chiefs and nobles had strengthened their authority.Once a conspiracy was planned by the chiefs of the court against the king and one of the old friends of the king, called Daskon pioneered in protecting the king.In return, the king appointed him as the chief adigar in 1709.
His wife was a Madurai Nayak Dynasty princess from southern India as it was a practice to marry a Nayakkar princess from Madurei in South Indian since the rule of King Rajasinha II. Thus, after the death of the king in 1739 the throne succeeded by his wife's brother, Sri Vijaya Rajasinha, who was of Nayakkar nationality which originated from south India, as he had no any brothers or children. After that the throne of the Sinhalese kings passed to the Nayakkars till the monarchy ended.

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