Kandyan Kingdom

E320707
former country historical kingdom monarchy

The Kandyan Kingdom was a historic monarchy in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, known for being the last independent Sinhalese kingdom before British colonial rule.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Kandyan Kingdom canonical 17
Kandyan monarchy 3
Kandyan period 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
capital Kandy ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
currency Ridi (silver) coins ⓘ
endDate 1815 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Sinhalese ⓘ
Vedda people ⓘ
surface form: Veddas
event Kandyan Convention ⓘ
eventDate 1815-03-02 ⓘ
foundingRuler Senasammata Vikramabahu ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
hadNobilityClass Radala ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageSite Temple of the Tooth ⓘ
incorporatedInto British Ceylon ⓘ
knownFor Kandyan dance ⓘ
Kandyan law ⓘ
preservation of Sinhalese culture ⓘ
prolonged resistance to European colonial powers ⓘ
language Sinhala ⓘ
lastMonarch Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ⓘ
lastRulingDynasty Nayakkar dynasty ⓘ
legalSystem Kandyan law ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan customary law
locatedIn Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
mainCity Kandy ⓘ
Senkadagala ⓘ
militaryFeature use of mountainous terrain for defense ⓘ
notableRebellion Uva Rebellion ⓘ
notableRebellionDate 1817–1818 ⓘ
politicalStructure feudal system ⓘ
predecessor Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
Kingdom of Sitawaka ⓘ
surface form: Sitawaka Kingdom
primaryEconomicActivity spice trade ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
region Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan Highlands
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
resisted British Empire ⓘ
Dutch colonial empire ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Empire

Portuguese Empire ⓘ
sovereigntyLostTo United Kingdom ⓘ
startDate 1469 ⓘ
successor British Ceylon ⓘ
Central Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan Provinces
treaty Kandyan Convention ⓘ
usedTitleOfRuler Raja ⓘ
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha ⓘ
surface form: Sri Rajasinha
wasLastIndependentSinhaleseKingdom true ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

Kandyan massa → usedInRegion → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Nayakkar dynasty → finalPhaseOf → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan monarchy
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → dynasty → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nayaka dynasty of Kandy
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha → reignedOver → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan Kingdom in Sri Lanka
Temple of the Tooth → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan monarchy
Udarata (Up-Country) → partOf → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Udarata
King of Kandy → appliesToJurisdiction → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Kandy → historicalEra → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan Kingdom period
Uva Province of Sri Lanka → historicalAssociation → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Uva Province
Sinhalese → historicalKingdom → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandy Kingdom
kastane sword → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
kastane sword → periodOfUse → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan period
Kandyan dance → culturalOrigin → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → locatedIn → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → followedBy → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
this entity surface form: Nayak dynasty of Kandy
Kannasamy Nayaka → governedTerritory → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Queen Venkata Rengammal Devi → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex → eraOfMajorDevelopment → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan period
octagonal pavilion (Pattirippuwa) → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Kandy Lake → era → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Kandyan architecture → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Kandyan aristocracy → partOf → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Queen Subbamma Nayak → associatedWith → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan monarchy
Uva Rebellion → location → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Uva → partOf → Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ