King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
GPTKB entity
Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Monarch
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| gptkbp:administrativeDivision |
Reorganized the kingdom's administration
|
| gptkbp:artwork |
Supported local artisans
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Kandy,_Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:birthYear |
1780
|
| gptkbp:culturalContribution |
Patron_of_arts_and_culture
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:Kandyan_dance
Kandyan_heritage Revived_traditional_Sri_Lankan_customs |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Sri_Lankan_history
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Symbol of Sri Lankan sovereignty
Efforts_to_preserve_Kandyan_culture Embodiment_of_Kandyan_identity |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Kandy,_Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:deathYear |
1832
|
| gptkbp:dynasty |
gptkb:House_of_Kandy
|
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
Agricultural reforms
|
| gptkbp:education |
Promotion_of_Buddhist_education
|
| gptkbp:era |
19th century
|
| gptkbp:governance |
Absolute monarchy
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Late 18th to early 19th century Sri Lanka
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced_Sri_Lankan_nationalism
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| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
Legacy_of_kingship_in_Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Subject of folklore and legends
Transition from monarchy to colonial rule Colonial_Sri_Lanka Commemorated_in_Sri_Lankan_history |
| gptkbp:historicalResearch |
Subject of academic studies
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Recognized as a national hero
Treaty of Kandy Chronicled_in_Sri_Lankan_history_books End_of_the_Kandyan_Kingdom Influenced_subsequent_leaders_in_Sri_Lanka |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe
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| gptkbp:internationalRelations |
Diplomatic_relations_with_France
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Last_king_of_the_Kingdom_of_Kandy
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| gptkbp:language |
Sinhala
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of resistance against colonialism
|
| gptkbp:migration |
Exiled_to_India
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Guerrilla warfare tactics
British_invasion_of_Ceylon |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Capture_by_British_forces
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Monarchism
Allied_with_the_Dutch Influence_on_modern_Sri_Lankan_politics |
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Resistance_against_British_colonization
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Rajadhi_Rajasinha
|
| gptkbp:reign |
1798
1815 |
| gptkbp:religion |
Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Queen_of_Kandy
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
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| gptkbp:title |
King of Kandy
|