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Kingdom of Kandy

1469 – 1815 CE · about 346 years

The Kingdom of Kandy was a Sinhalese kingdom in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic. It resisted the Portuguese and the Dutch for centuries. The British took it in 1815.

Key facts

Dates1469 – 1815 CE
RegionSouth Asia
ContinentAsia
CapitalKandy
FounderSenasammata Vikramabahu
Religion(s)Theravada Buddhism

Before & after

Followed by

British Empire

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.