Kingdom of Kandy

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Businessman
with the Dutch
gptkbp:architectural_style Kandyan architecture
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:Kandyan_dance
Kandyan art
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:climate tropical highland
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Kandy
gptkb:Kandyan_Wars
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:temple
gptkbp:cultural_impact Sri Lankan culture
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:dissolved 1815
gptkbp:economy agriculture
gptkbp:established 1469
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Kandy_Esala_Perahera
gptkbp:geographical_feature mountainous terrain
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Treaty_of_Kandy
gptkbp:historical_event Fall of Kandy
gptkbp:historical_figure Kandyan kings
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:landmark gptkb:Kandy_Lake
gptkbp:language Sinhala
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Rajasinghe_II
gptkb:Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sri_Lankan_independence_movement
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gannoruwa
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Kandy_Perahera
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Temple_of_the_Tooth
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million
gptkbp:religion gptkb:temple
gptkbp:significant_event British conquest
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Sri_Dalada_Maligawa
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Central_Highlands_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:traded_on spices
gptkbp:tradition Kandyan dance and music