Bhuvanekabahu VII

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Centralized governance
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Portuguese_Empire
gptkbp:birthYear 1490
gptkbp:capital Kotte
gptkbp:children Bhuvanekabahu VIII
gptkbp:court gptkb:Royal_court_of_Kotte
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_arts_and_literature
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Kotte_architecture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Buddhist_revival
gptkbp:deathYear 1551
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Ming Dynasty
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Kotte
gptkbp:economicActivity Trade_with_South_India
gptkbp:father gptkb:Bhuvanekabahu_VI
gptkbp:governance Monarchical
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial_era_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:historicalImpact Decline_of_Kotte_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on later kings
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 16th century
Portuguese_records
Legends_of_Kotte
gptkbp:historicalRecords Chronicles of Ceylon
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_king_of_Kotte_before_its_decline
Transition_period_in_Sri_Lankan_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bhuvanekabahu VII
gptkbp:influence Sri_Lankan_history
gptkbp:knownFor Consolidation_of_power_in_Kotte
gptkbp:language Sinhala
gptkbp:legacy Cultural patronage
gptkbp:militaryRank Alliances with local chieftains
Defensive alliances
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Princess_of_Kotte
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Gampola
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Kotte_Kingdom
gptkbp:politicalPosition Portuguese_expansion
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Bhuvanekabahu_VI
gptkbp:reignEnd 1551
gptkbp:reignStart 1521
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
Support for Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Princess of Kandy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rajasinghe_II
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:title King