King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Reorganized_the_Kandyan_administration
gptkbp:artwork Influenced local art and architecture
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:birthYear 1780
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_arts_and_culture
gptkbp:culturalEvents Esala Perahera
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Kandyan_dance
Revival of Kandyan traditions
Representation of Kandyan culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol_of_Sri_Lankan_nationalism
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:deathYear 1832
gptkbp:dynasty Nayakkar
gptkbp:economicActivity Encouraged trade and agriculture
gptkbp:education Promoted education in the kingdom
gptkbp:governance Absolute monarchy
gptkbp:historicalFigures Prominent_figure_in_Sri_Lankan_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Impact_on_Sri_Lankan_independence_movement
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Kandyan_Kingdom
Commemorated_in_Sri_Lankan_history
Narrative_of_the_last_Kandyan_king
gptkbp:historicalResearch Subject of historical studies and research
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:End_of_the_Kandyan_monarchy
Kandyan Convention documents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
gptkbp:internationalRelations Diplomatic_relations_with_British_Empire
gptkbp:knownFor Last_king_of_Kandy
gptkbp:language Sinhala
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against colonialism
gptkbp:militaryRank British_invasion_of_1815
gptkbp:notableEvent Signing_of_the_Kandyan_Convention
gptkbp:politicalPosition Legacy of resistance against colonial powers
Allied_with_the_British_against_the_Dutch
gptkbp:politicalRole Struggle_against_British_colonization
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sri_Rajadhi_Rajasinha
gptkbp:reign 1798
1815
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Muthulakshmi
gptkbp:successor British_rule
gptkbp:title Maharaja
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Kandy