Rajasinghe II

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf King of Kandy
gptkbp:alliance with_the_Dutch
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Hunnasgiriya
Battle of Gannoruwa
gptkbp:birthYear 1634
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patronage of arts and architecture
Promotion of Buddhism
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Kandyan_dance
Kandyan_art
Kandyan_architecture
gptkbp:deathYear 1687
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With_the_Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Kandy
gptkbp:father Vimaladharmasuriya I
gptkbp:governance Monarchical
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 17th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Chronicles_of_Kandy
gptkb:Kandyan_treaties
Land grants
Tax records
Military orders
Diplomatic correspondence
Records of battles fought
Cultural patronage records
Royal_decrees
Letters_to_the_Dutch
Census_records_of_Kandy
Last_king_to_rule_before_British_colonization
Rajasinghe_II's_edicts
Royal_lineage_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rajasinghe II
gptkbp:knownFor Strengthening_the_Kingdom_of_Kandy
Resistance_against_the_Portuguese
gptkbp:legacy Symbol_of_Sri_Lankan_resistance
gptkbp:militaryRank Guerrilla warfare against invaders
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_of_Kandy
gptkbp:predecessor Vimaladharmasuriya I
gptkbp:reign 1629
1687
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Kandyan_noblewoman
gptkbp:successor Vimaladharmasuriya II
gptkbp:title King of Kandy