Nayakkar dynasty
E82424
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nayakkar dynasty canonical | 9 |
| Nayak dynasty | 2 |
| Nayaka dynasty | 2 |
| Nayakkar royal house | 1 |
| South Indian–origin Nayakkar dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nayakkar dynasty Context triple: [Kingdom of Kandy, lastRulingDynasty, Nayakkar dynasty]
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Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
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Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
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E.
Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nayakkar dynasty Target entity description: The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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A.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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B.
Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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C.
Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
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D.
Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
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E.
Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Indian-origin dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ ruling house of Kandy ⓘ |
| broughtToThroneBy | Kandyan nobility ⓘ |
| capital | Kandy ⓘ |
| conflict | Kandyan Wars ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
| culturalImpact | integration of South Indian and Sinhalese court traditions ⓘ |
| dynasticMarriageLinks |
Nayaks of Thanjavur
ⓘ
surface form:
South Indian Nayak families
|
| endedWithEvent | British annexation of Kandy in 1815 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Telugu ⓘ |
| event |
Kandyan Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan Convention of 1815
|
| finalPhaseOf |
Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan monarchy
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| followedBy |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British Ceylon administration
|
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early modern period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
South Indian cultural influence at Kandyan court
ⓘ
final indigenous monarchy in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| lastRulingMonarch | Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | Buddhist clergy of Kandy ⓘ |
| maintained | Theravada Buddhist institutions in Kandy ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Kirti Sri Rajasinha
ⓘ
Kirti Sri Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form:
Rajadhi Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha ⓘ Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire in Ceylon
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| overthrownBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
history of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| patronized | Buddhist Sangha in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | client monarchy under increasing British influence ⓘ |
| precededBy | House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) ⓘ |
| region | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South India ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (patronage)
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
| startTime | 1739 ⓘ |
| territory | Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| titleOfRulers |
Rajasinha
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Sri Raja Sinha ⓘ |
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Subject: Nayakkar dynasty Description of subject: The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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