King Nissanka Malla

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kalinga_(India)
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:child gptkb:Vira_Bahu_I
gptkbp:contribution construction of irrigation works
restoration of Buddhist shrines
building of temples
erection of stone inscriptions
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:deathDate 1196 CE
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Kalinga
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Kalinga
gptkb:Sinhalese
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Nissanka Malla
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:knownFor inscriptions
public works
extensive construction projects
gptkbp:notableEvent visited Abhayagiri Vihara
visited Anuradhapura
visited Dambulla
visited Jetavanaramaya
visited Kataragama
visited Kelaniya
visited Mahiyangana
visited Mihintale
visited Polonnaruwa
visited Ruwanwelisaya
visited Seruwila
visited Somawathiya
visited Thuparamaya
visited Tissamaharama
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Nissanka_Latha_Mandapaya
gptkb:Hatadage
gptkb:Rankot_Vihara
gptkb:Galpotha_Stone_Inscription
gptkb:Nissanka_Malla_Inscription
gptkbp:policy reduced taxes
claimed only Buddhists should rule Sri Lanka
distributed wealth to people
promoted Buddhism
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vijayabahu_II
gptkbp:reign 1187–1196 CE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Queen_Kalyanavati
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vira_Bahu_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Nissanka_Malla_the_Great
gptkb:Parakramabahu_Nissanka_Malla
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dambulla_Cave_Temple
gptkb:Nissanka_Latha_Mandapaya
gptkb:Ruwanwelisaya
gptkb:Galpotha_(Stone_Book)
gptkb:Gal_Potha_(Stone_Book)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6