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Kingdom of Kandy

political entity
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Summary

Kingdom of Kandy is a sovereign state[1]. It draws 1,073 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #177 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Kandy's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[3].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's capital is recorded as Kandy[5].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's official language is recorded as Tamil[6].
  • candy is named after Kingdom of Kandy[7].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's Commons category is recorded as Kingdom of Kandy[8].
  • 1469 marks the founding of Kingdom of Kandy[9].
  • Kingdom of Kandy was dissolved in January 1, 1815[10].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.296961, 'lon': 80.638453}[11].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingdom of Kandy[12].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Sitawaka[13].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Kotte[14].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's replaced by is recorded as British Ceylon[15].
  • Kingdom of Kandy's office held by head of state is recorded as King of Kandy[16].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state[3] and historical country[4].

History and Context

1469 marks the founding of Kingdom of Kandy[9]. candy is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Kandy draws 1,073 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #177 of 197).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

British Ceylon Kandy sovereign state

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · ~2026-53436-64 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 7.296961, 'lon': 80.638453}
    Sitelink count → 24
    Office held by head of state → King of Kandy
    Replaced by → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Named after: candy"
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