Kingdom of Kandy

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
with the Dutch
gptkbp:architecture Kandyan architecture
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:Kandyan_dance
Kandyan art
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:climate tropical highland
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Kandy
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:cultural_influence Sri Lankan culture
gptkbp:cultural_symbol gptkb:Sri_Dalada_Maligawa
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:dissolved 1815
gptkbp:economy agriculture
gptkbp:established 1469
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:Kandy_Perahera
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Kandy_Esala_Perahera
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Kandy_Lake
gptkbp:geography mountainous terrain
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Treaty_of_Kandy
gptkbp:historical_event Fall of Kandy
gptkbp:historical_figures Kandyan kings
gptkbp:historical_legacy gptkb:Sri_Lankan_independence_movement
gptkbp:historical_period 16th to 19th century
colonial period
gptkbp:historical_significance last independent kingdom in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Kandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Kandy
gptkbp:influenced_by Portuguese colonization
Buddhist traditions
gptkbp:language Sinhala
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Kandyan_Wars
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gannoruwa
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Temple_of_the_Tooth
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:notable_ruler gptkb:Rajasinghe_II
gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:significant_event British conquest
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Central_Highlands_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:trade spices
gptkbp:tradition Kandyan dance and music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkb:British_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5