Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)

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Sinhalese kingdom historical kingdom monarchy

The Kingdom of Kandy was an independent Sinhalese monarchy in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that long resisted European colonial control before finally falling to the British in 1815.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Kandy 38
Kandyan 1
Kandyan Highlands 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sinhalese kingdom ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
annexedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
annexedInYear 1815 ⓘ
capital Kandy ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
coreTerritory Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan Highlands

Udarata (Up-Country) ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
currency Kandyan massa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Sinhalese people ⓘ
surface form: Sinhalese
fellTo British Empire ⓘ
governmentType Buddhist monarchy ⓘ
absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasSite Temple of the Tooth ⓘ
knownFor long resistance to European colonial rule ⓘ
preservation of Sinhalese culture ⓘ
upholding Buddhism in Sri Lanka ⓘ
language Sinhala ⓘ
lastMonarch Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ
lastMonarchDeposedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
lastRulingDynasty Nayakkar dynasty ⓘ
locatedIn central highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
interior Sri Lanka ⓘ
maintainedIndependenceAgainst British colonial rule until 1815 ⓘ
Dutch colonial rule ⓘ
Portuguese colonial rule ⓘ
modernLocation Central Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Uva Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
partOf Sri Lankan monarchy ⓘ
politicalStatusAfter1815 part of British Ceylon ⓘ
politicalStatusBefore1815 independent kingdom ⓘ
predecessor Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Sitawaka
region South Asia ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
religiousCenter Temple of the Tooth ⓘ
resisted British Empire ⓘ
Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Empire

Portuguese Empire ⓘ
successor British Ceylon ⓘ
Kandyan Convention ⓘ
treaty Kandyan Convention ⓘ
usedTitleOfRuler King of Kandy ⓘ
King of Sri Lanka ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) → notIncluding → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
Portuguese Ceylon → conflictWith → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
British Ceylon → predecessor → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) → coreTerritory → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
this entity surface form: Kandyan Highlands
Sinhalese people → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan Kingdom
Kandyan massa → usedIn → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Convention → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Convention → signatory → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Convention → significantEventFor → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Convention → placeOfSigning → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of the Tooth area, Kandy
Nayakkar dynasty → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Nayakkar dynasty → ruled → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → reignedOver → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Temple of the Tooth → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kingdom of Kotte → successor → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
King of Kandy → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandy → wasCapitalOf → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Government of Ceylon → replaced → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy (as sovereign authority in the interior)
Robert Knox → describedTerritory → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Robert Knox → captivityLocation → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kingdom of Sitawaka → successorState → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kirti Sri Rajasinha → realm → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan kings → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Wars → locatedIn → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Wars → hasParticipant → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Wars → mainOpponent → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan Wars → belligerent → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → ruled → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → culturalSphere → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
this entity surface form: Kandyan
Kannasamy Nayaka → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Queen Venkata Rengammal Devi → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Kandyan aristocracy → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Queen Subbamma Nayak → country → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Queen Subbamma Nayak → placeOfActivity → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Queen Subbamma Nayak → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy royal court
Mayadunne of Sitawaka → successorState → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sitawaka → followedBy → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sitawaka → opponent → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
House of Siri Sanga Bo → regionRuled → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
House of Siri Sanga Bo → associatedWith → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Lankan monarchy → lastRulingKingdom → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Lankan monarchy → majorDynasty → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Senasammata Vikramabahu → monarchOf → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
Senasammata Vikramabahu → historicalRegion → Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan highlands