King of Kandy
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The King of Kandy was the monarch of the last independent Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka, ruling from the hill capital of Kandy until its annexation by the British in the early 19th century.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan royal title
→
hereditary title → monarchical title → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kandyan Kingdom
→
central highlands of Sri Lanka → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Kandyan Wars
→
Uva Rebellion → |
| capital |
Kandy
→
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| coatOfArms |
emblem featuring the sun and moon (Kandyan royal symbols)
→
|
| country |
Kingdom of Kandy
→
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished |
1815
→
|
| dynasty |
House of Siri Sanga Bo
→
Nayaka dynasty → |
| endCause |
British colonial expansion in Sri Lanka
→
|
| endTime |
1815
→
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| ethnicGroup |
Sinhalese
→
|
| exercisedPowerThrough |
Kandyan court and council of nobles
→
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| firstHolder |
Senasammata Vikramabahu
→
|
| followedBy |
British Ceylon
→
|
| follows |
King of Kotte
→
King of Sitawaka → |
| governmentForm |
absolute monarchy with strong aristocratic influence
→
|
| governs |
Kandyan nobility and chieftains (Radala)
→
|
| hasRole |
commander-in-chief of the Kandyan armed forces
→
protector of Buddhism in the Kandyan realm → supreme ruler of the Kandyan Kingdom → |
| inception |
15th century
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|
| lastHolder |
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
→
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
→
Sri Lanka → |
| officialReligionOfRealm |
Buddhism
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|
| partOf |
Sinhalese monarchy
→
Sri Lankan monarchy → |
| positionHeldIn |
Kandy
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| precededBy |
independent Sinhalese kingdoms of the lowlands
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|
| reasonForAbolition |
Kandyan Convention
→
annexation by the British Empire → |
| religion |
Theravada Buddhism
→
|
| replaces |
local chieftaincies in the Kandyan highlands
→
|
| residence |
Royal Palace of Kandy
→
Temple of the Tooth complex (as royal precinct) → |
| startTime |
late 15th century
→
|
| successor |
British Crown rule in Ceylon
→
British Governor of Ceylon → |
| symbolizes |
independence of the central highlands of Sri Lanka
→
sovereignty of the Kandyan Kingdom → |
| territoryIncludes |
Kandy
→
Sabaragamuwa → Uva → parts of the central and eastern highlands of Sri Lanka → |
| usedLanguage |
Pali
→
Sinhala → Tamil (for diplomacy and administration at times) → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
→
|
title |
|
Kingdom of Kandy
→
|
usedTitleOfRuler |