Kandyan massa
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Kandyan massa was a traditional coin used as a monetary unit in the historical Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandyan royal administration | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
historical currency unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandyan kings
ⓘ
Kandyan massa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan royal administration
|
| category | numismatics of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
central highlands of Sri Lanka
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sinhalese culture ⓘ |
| denominationOf | Kandyan currency ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Kandyan kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan royal court
|
| historicalPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
pre‑colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete currency unit ⓘ |
| location | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Kandyan monetary system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kandy ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Sri Lankan currency ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British colonial currency in Ceylon ⓘ |
| usedBefore | full British colonial rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedBy | inhabitants of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monetary transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy
|
| usedInRegion | Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kandyan royal administration
subject surface form:
Kingdom of Kandy