Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)

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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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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)

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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