House of Kandy
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The House of Kandy was the ruling royal dynasty of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for resisting European colonial powers until the early 19th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Temple of the Tooth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Kandyan art and architecture
ⓘ
Kandyan dance tradition ⓘ |
| dynasticReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endEvent | Kandyan Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with South Indian polities
ⓘ
warfare with European colonial powers ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Sinhalese majority realm ⓘ |
| fellTo | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | last independent Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hadInstitution | Kandyan nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritoryFeature |
dense forests
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of resistance to colonial rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maintaining independence until early 19th century
ⓘ
resisting European colonial powers ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Sri Vikrama Rajasinha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kandyan law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimacySource | custodianship of the Sacred Tooth Relic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintained |
distinct Kandyan administrative structure
ⓘ
relative autonomy from coastal colonial powers ⓘ |
| opposed |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal system ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Kingdom of Sitawaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| ruled | Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicAdvantage | difficult access for foreign armies ⓘ |
| successorState | British Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Sinhala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| usedReligionFor | legitimizing royal authority ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
King of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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