Vijayabahu XXII

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:alliance Kingdom of Kandy
gptkbp:born 1490
gptkbp:capital Kotte
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Portuguese_Empire
gptkbp:court gptkb:Royal_court_of_Kotte
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_arts_and_literature
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Renaissance_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Buddhist_art_and_architecture
gptkbp:death 1551
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Vijayabahu_XI
gptkb:Bhuvanekabahu_VII
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Kotte
gptkbp:economicActivity Trade_with_India
gptkbp:father gptkb:Vijayabahu_XI
gptkbp:governance Monarchical
gptkbp:historicalContext Colonial resistance
gptkbp:historicalEvent Coronation in 1521
gptkbp:historicalFigures Prominent_leader_in_Sri_Lankan_history
gptkbp:historicalImpact Resistance against colonial powers
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Cultural_renaissance_in_Kotte
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Mahavamsa
16th century
Chronicles of the Kotte period
gptkbp:historicalRole Unifier_of_Sri_Lankan_kingdoms
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Unification of Sri Lanka
Chronicles_of_Kotte
Key_figure_in_Sri_Lankan_monarchy.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vijayabahu XXII
gptkbp:influence Sri_Lankan_history
gptkbp:knownFor Strengthening_the_Kingdom_of_Kotte
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkbp:legacy Strengthened_Sinhalese_identity
gptkbp:militaryRank Against_Portuguese
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Queen_of_Kotte
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Gampola
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Sinhalese_nobility
gptkbp:politicalPosition Diplomacy with neighboring kingdoms
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vijayabahu_XI
gptkbp:reign 1521-1551
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Princess of Kandy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bhuvanekabahu_VII
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:title King