The Treaty of Batticaloa (or the Hanguranketha Treaty) was signed on 14 February 1766 between Dutch Ceylon governor Wilhelm Falk and King Keerthisiri...
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their key responsibilities as defenders of the Buddhist faith. Enemy lines: childhood, warfare, and play in Batticaloa, By Margaret Trawick, p.40-41. Sheldon...
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The relic of the tooth of Buddha (Pali danta dhātuya) is venerated in Sri Lanka as a sacred cetiya relic of the Buddha, who is the founder of Buddhism...
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Kandyan–Dutch war (1764–1766) (category Kingdom of Kandy)
enlistment of two battalions of sepoys and approximately 1,000 soldiers from various regions, including India, Jaffna, Trincomalee, and Batticaloa. The Dutch...
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Kandyan Convention (redirect from Kandyan Convention of 1815)
In the history of Sri Lanka, the Kandyan Convention (Sinhala: උඩරට ගිවිසුම, romanized: Udarata Giwisuma) was a treaty signed on 2 March 1815 between the...
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August, Batticaloa on 18 September, and the entirety of Jaffna on 28 September. Migastenne Disawa, the Kandyan ambassador, negotiated a treaty in Madras...
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Commander Willem Jacobszoon Coster of the Dutch East India Company. The treaty was signed on 23 May, 1638 in Batticaloa. The treaty secured the terms under which...
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known as the Treaty of Tudején. Also known as the Treaty of Winchester or the Treaty of Westminster. Also known as the First Treaty of Constance. Also...
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Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy,...
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Kandyan Wars (category 19th-century military history of the United Kingdom)
only Trincomalee but Batticaloa, Galle, and Jaffna, as well as the entirety of Sri Lanka's lowlying coastal areas. The new colony of British Ceylon was...
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Portuguese Ceylon (category Kingdom of Kotte)
production of valuable cinnamon and later of the entire island. Direct Portuguese rule did not begin until after the death of Dharmapala of Kotte, who...
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Kandy (redirect from Invasions of Kandy)
letters during the Napoleonic wars. British possession of these areas was formalized with the treaty of Amiens in 1802. The next year the British also invaded...
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Times - The Times of India. "Newsletter: The Two New Dioceses of Batticaloa & Trincomalee" (PDF). Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa. Archived from the...
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Caste system in Sri Lanka (category Society of Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka are social stratification systems found among the ethnic groups of the island since ancient times. The models are similar to those found in Continental...
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Relation of the Island Ceylon together With somewhat Concerning Severall Remarkable passages of my life that hath hapned since my Deliverance out of Captivity...
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to the area called Kandy of the Central Hills region known as Udarata in Sri Lanka, which have today spread to other parts of the country. It is an example...
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Ratwatte Nilame (category People of the Kingdom of Kandy)
courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was the 2nd Adigar (Adigaram) from 1825 to 1827 during the British rule. He was one of the signatories of the Kandyan...
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Kandy Esala Perahera (redirect from Festival of the Tooth)
Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy...
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Kandyan period (redirect from History of the Kandyan Kingdom in Sri Lanka)
the history of Sri Lanka from 1597–1815. After the fall of the Kingdom of Kotte, the Kandyan Kingdom was the last Independent monarchy of Sri Lanka. The...
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Radala (category Kingdom of Kandy)
provinces of the Kingdom of Kandy, who are either descendants of chiefs and courtiers of the King of Kandy of Nayaks of Kandy or descendants of native headmen...
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Uva Wellassa, except those needed to keep the line of communication between Badulla and Batticaloa open. Fort MacDonald was attacked by a 5,000 - 6,000...
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Diyawadana Nilame is the office of the chief lay custodian of the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Formerly an office of the royal household, at present...
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Monarchy was the last independent monarchy of Sri Lanka, ruled by a succession of monarchs from the Kingdom of Kandy. This monarchy spanned over 230 years...
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This is a list of wars involving the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and its predecessor states. Legend Victory Defeat Other result Ongoing...
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The Esala Mangallaya is a Sinhalese festival celebrated in the month of Esala, a month in the Sinhalese calendar which occurs during July and August in...
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Keppetipola Disawe (category People of the Kingdom of Kandy)
Wikrama Rajasinghe. Keppetipola Disawe was one of the Sinhalese leaders who signed the ‘’Udarata Treaty’’ at Kandy on 2 March 1815, bringing the whole...
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya (redirect from Botanical garden of peradeniya)
Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya are about 5.5 km to the west of the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. In 2016, the garden was visited by 1.2 million...
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Madduma Bandara Ehelapola (category People of the Kingdom of Kandy)
was one of the national heroes of Sri Lanka. Bandara and his family were executed in 1814 by the King for treachery. His bravery at the time of his execution...
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Bogoda Wooden Bridge (category Kingdom of Kandy)
situated at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Badulla. All parts of this bridge were constructed from wood, including the use of wooden nails as fixing material...
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Kandyan law (category Law of Sri Lanka)
that originated in the Kingdom of Kandy, which is applicable to Sri Lankans who are Buddhist and from the former provinces of the Kandyan Kingdom before the...
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