Vimaladharmasuriya I

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Portuguese_Empire
gptkbp:birth_date 1551
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kandy
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Promotion of Buddhism
gptkbp:cultural_impact Buddhist practices
gptkbp:cultural_practices With South India
gptkbp:cultural_significance Buddhist festivals
gptkbp:death_date 1604
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:House_of_Kandy
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Treaty_of_1597
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Kandy
gptkbp:era Early Modern Period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Vimaladharmasuriya_II
gptkbp:historical_analysis Impact on Sri Lankan politics
Studies on Kandy
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial resistance movements
Colonial Sri Lanka
Role in Sri Lankan unification
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Chronicles_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sri_Lankan_monarch
gptkbp:historical_impact Resistance against colonial powers
gptkbp:historical_period 16th century
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:Unifier_of_Kandy
gptkbp:historical_significance Strengthening the Kingdom of Kandy
gptkbp:historical_source Portuguese records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vimaladharmasuriya I
gptkbp:influence Sri Lankan history
gptkbp:known_for Unifying the Kingdom of Kandy
gptkbp:language Sinhala
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance
Cultural renaissance in Kandy
Strengthening of Kandy's sovereignty
gptkbp:military_strategy Against the Portuguese
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Princess_of_Sitawaka
gptkbp:narrative_style Kandyan history
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:Monarch_of_Kandy
gptkbp:notable_event Construction of the Temple of the Tooth
gptkbp:notable_recipients Cultural preservation in Kandy
gptkbp:patronage Temple architecture
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Buddhist_Monastic_Order
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rajasinha_I
gptkbp:reign_end 1592
1604
gptkbp:religion gptkb:temple
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Princess_of_Jaffna
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sena_II
gptkbp:tactics Diplomacy with European powers
gptkbp:title gptkb:Politician