Jaffna Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical kingdom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kingdom_of_Aryacakravarti
gptkb:Yazhpanam_Kingdom
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nallur
gptkbp:conqueredBy Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:culturalPractice Hindu temple festivals
Tamil literature patronage
Temple-centered society
gptkbp:currency Setu coins
gptkbp:dissolved 1619
gptkbp:established 1215
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:firstMonarch gptkb:Kalinga_Magha
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Jaffna_Kingdom
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jaffna Kingdom
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Cankili_II
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:notableBattle Conflicts with Vannimai chieftains
Wars with Kotte Kingdom
Wars with Portuguese
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Nallur_Fort
gptkb:Jaffna_Fort
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Portuguese_conquest_of_Jaffna
Aryacakravarti dynasty rule
Establishment by Kalinga Magha
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Aryacakravarti
gptkb:Aryacakravarti_dynasty
gptkb:Cankili
gptkb:Chankanai
gptkb:Nallur_inscription
gptkb:Pararajasekaran
gptkb:Poonakary
gptkb:Sangiliyan
gptkb:Setu_coins_inscriptions
gptkb:Kayts
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Cankili_I
gptkb:Pararajasekaran_III
gptkb:Sangiliyan
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Nallur_Kandaswamy_temple
gptkb:Nagadeepa_Purana_Vihara
gptkbp:population Predominantly Tamil
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chola_dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Portuguese_Ceylon
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:South_India
Arab traders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4