Kingdom of Sitawaka
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The Kingdom of Sitawaka was a powerful 16th-century Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka known for its resistance against Portuguese colonial expansion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Sitawaka canonical | 5 |
| Sitawaka Kingdom | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sinhalese kingdom
ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ historical kingdom ⓘ |
| capital | Sitawaka ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Sinhalese ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Sinhalese Buddhist civilization ⓘ |
| currency | traditional Sri Lankan coinage ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
internal instability
ⓘ
military defeats ⓘ |
| endTime | 1594 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Mayadunne of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mayadunne of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | major Sinhalese power opposing European colonization ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of resistance to foreign domination in Sri Lankan history ⓘ |
| hasTerritoryIn |
central Sri Lanka
ⓘ
southwestern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kegalle District
ⓘ
surface form:
Kegalle region
Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Sabaragamuwa region
|
| knownFor |
military campaigns against the Portuguese
ⓘ
resistance against Portuguese expansion in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Sinhala
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinhala language
|
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Mayadunne of Sitawaka
ⓘ
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| opponent | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| opposed | Portuguese colonial rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1521 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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Sitawaka Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Sitawaka Kingdom