Seethawaka Rajasinghe I [ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/wdsuriya.html The first up-country Sinhalese who ascended the throne] The Observer - December 29, 2002] (1581 - 1593) was an 16th century ruler in Sri Lanka who converted to
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