Kingdom of Kandy

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Sitawaka
gptkbp:area gptkb:Central_Highlands_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Esala_Perahera
gptkb:Kandyan_dance
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Massa
gptkb:Panam
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Veddas
gptkb:Tamils
gptkbp:existedDuring 1469
gptkbp:existedUntil 1815
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Kandy
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Sena_Sammatha_Wickramabahu
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Kandy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Temple_of_the_Tooth
resistance to European colonial powers
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gannoruwa
gptkb:First_Kandyan_War
gptkb:Second_Kandyan_War
gptkb:Uva_Rebellion
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Audience_Hall
gptkb:Kandy_Lake
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Kandy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Kandyan_Wars
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kirti_Sri_Rajasinha
gptkb:Rajasinha_II
gptkb:Vimaladharmasuriya_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million (at peak)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kotte
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Ceylon
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Kandyan_Convention_(1815)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Sacred_City_of_Kandy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ceylon
gptkb:Kandy
gptkb:Kandy_Kingdom
gptkb:Sacred_City_of_Kandy
gptkb:Kandyan_period
gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkb:Vimaladharmasuriya_I
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Kandy
gptkb:Dutch_conquest_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5