city of Sitawaka
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The city of Sitawaka was a historic urban center in Sri Lanka that served as the capital and namesake of the powerful Kingdom of Sitawaka during the 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| city of Sitawaka canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Mayadunne of Sitawaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasinha I of Sitawaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Sitawaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Former capitals of Sri Lanka ⓘ Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Portuguese Empire in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Portuguese military pressure
ⓘ
internal political instability ⓘ |
| era | pre-colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
military center ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of European exploration in Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortifications
ⓘ
resistance against Portuguese expansion ⓘ royal palace complex ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sinhalese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Colombo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Kelani River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kingdom of Sitawaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Avissawella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kotte period of Sri Lankan history
ⓘ
early modern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Sitawaka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
reign of Mayadunne of Sitawaka
ⓘ
reign of Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| status | defunct city ⓘ |
| successorState |
Kingdom of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal capital ⓘ |
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