House of Kandy–Nayakkar
E1043290
The House of Kandy–Nayakkar was a South Indian-origin royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries until British annexation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Kandy–Nayakkar canonical | 1 |
| Nayak house of Thanjavur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13493940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Kandy–Nayakkar Context triple: [Sri Vijaya Rajasinha, house, House of Kandy–Nayakkar]
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A.
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a 17th-century palace in Madurai, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian-Italianate architecture and historical significance as the royal residence of King Thirumalai Nayak.
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B.
House of Rajasa
The House of Rajasa was a Javanese royal dynasty that founded and ruled the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in medieval Indonesia.
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C.
Sivaganga Palace
Sivaganga Palace is the historic royal residence in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, that served as the seat of the Thanjavur Maratha rulers.
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D.
Attara Kacheri
Attara Kacheri is a historic red-brick, neoclassical building in Bengaluru that houses the High Court of Karnataka.
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E.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Kandy–Nayakkar Target entity description: The House of Kandy–Nayakkar was a South Indian-origin royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries until British annexation.
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A.
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a 17th-century palace in Madurai, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian-Italianate architecture and historical significance as the royal residence of King Thirumalai Nayak.
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B.
House of Rajasa
The House of Rajasa was a Javanese royal dynasty that founded and ruled the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in medieval Indonesia.
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C.
Sivaganga Palace
Sivaganga Palace is the historic royal residence in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, that served as the seat of the Thanjavur Maratha rulers.
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D.
Attara Kacheri
Attara Kacheri is a historic red-brick, neoclassical building in Bengaluru that houses the High Court of Karnataka.
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E.
Kamarajar Salai
Kamarajar Salai is a prominent seaside arterial road in Chennai, India, running along the Marina Beach and hosting several important educational and governmental landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchy
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandyan Wars
ⓘ
Kandyan nobility ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan aristocracy
|
| capital | Kandy ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Kotte (historical rivalry context) ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Kotte
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Kandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
|
| culturalInfluence |
South Indian court culture
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist revival in Kandy ⓘ |
| dynasticNameOrigin |
Nayakkar of South India
ⓘ
linked to:
Nayakar
|
| endCause |
British annexation of Kandy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan Convention
|
| endEvent | Kandyan Convention ⓘ |
| endRule | 1815 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
South Indian
ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| governmentSeat | Royal Palace of Kandy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
|
| knownFor |
South Indian Nayakkar origin
ⓘ
being the last ruling dynasty of an independent Sri Lankan kingdom ⓘ |
| language |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| legalEnd |
Kandyan Convention of 1815
ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan Convention
|
| legitimacyBasis | marriage alliances with Kandyan royal family ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Kirti Sri Rajasinha
ⓘ
Rajadhi Rajasinha ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| patronage |
Buddhist monasteries in Kandy
ⓘ
Hindu temples ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
independent kingdom before annexation
ⓘ
vassal of British Empire at end of rule ⓘ |
| predecessor |
House of Dinajara
ⓘ
House of Kandyan kings ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan kings
|
| region | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| royalHouseOf | Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| startRule | 18th century ⓘ |
| successor |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| territory | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Rajasinha ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Kandy–Nayakkar Description of subject: The House of Kandy–Nayakkar was a South Indian-origin royal dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries until British annexation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: House of Kandy–Nayakkar