# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nissanka-malla-of-polonnaruwa
# Generated: 2026-08-16T10:18:42.751Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nissanka-malla-of-polonnaruwa"
name: "Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa"
slug: "nissanka-malla-of-polonnaruwa"
description: "Nissanka Malla, also known as Kirti Nissanka and Kalinga Lokaswara was a king of Polonnaruwa who ruled the country from 1187 to 1196. He is known for his architectural constructions such as the Nissanka Lata Mandapaya, Hatadage and Rankot Vihara, as well as for the refurbishment of old temples and irrigation tanks."
tagline: "King of Sri Lanka"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King_Nissanka_Malla.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1157"
deathDate: "1196"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.815264
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "நிசங்க மல்லன்"
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    title: "Nissanka Malla"
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    title: "Nissanka Malla"
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    title: "Nissanka Malla"
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    title: "ニッサンカ・マッラ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump