Kingdom of Gampola
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The Kingdom of Gampola was a medieval Sinhalese monarchy in central Sri Lanka that served as a major political and cultural center before power shifted to the coastal Kingdom of Kotte.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gampola Kingdom | 2 |
| Kingdom of Gampola canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sinhalese monarchy
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ medieval polity ⓘ |
| capital | Gampola ⓘ |
| conflicts |
conflicts with Jaffna Kingdom
ⓘ
internal dynastic struggles ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalRole | major cultural center in medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currency | kahavanu (gold coins) ⓘ |
| endTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| era | medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese ⓘ |
| followedBy | rise of the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Ambuluwawa temple complex
ⓘ
Gadaladeniya Vihara ⓘ Lankatilaka Vihara ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist temple construction
ⓘ
development of Sinhalese Buddhist art ⓘ transition of political power from interior to coastal regions of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Province, Sri Lanka
central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gampola ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bhuvanaikabahu IV
ⓘ
Bhuvanaikabahu V ⓘ Parakramabahu V ⓘ Parakramabahu V ⓘ
surface form:
Vikramabahu III
|
| partOf |
history of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
history of the Sinhalese people ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | major political center in medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kingdom of Dambadeniya ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| rulingDynasty | House of Siri Sanga Bo ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gampola Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Gampola Kingdom