Matale Rebellion of 1848

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anti-colonial uprising peasant revolt rebellion

The Matale Rebellion of 1848 was a major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) against British rule, driven by widespread discontent over oppressive taxes and economic hardship.

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Label	Occurrences
Matale Rebellion of 1848 canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial uprising ⓘ peasant revolt ⓘ rebellion ⓘ
aftermath	greater colonial administrative control over the interior of Ceylon ⓘ increased British military presence in the Kandyan regions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1848 Rebellion in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandyan Rebellion of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	decline of coffee prices ⓘ discontent among Kandyan peasants ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ grain tax ⓘ land revenue reforms ⓘ oppressive taxation ⓘ poll tax ⓘ road tax ⓘ
country	Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
endTime	1848-11 ⓘ
hasParticipant	Buddhist monks ⓘ Kandyan peasants ⓘ Sinhala villagers ⓘ
leader	Dingiri Banda NERFINISHED ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe NERFINISHED ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe (commonly known as D. B. Wijesinghe) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesundara NERFINISHED ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijetunga NERFINISHED ⓘ Gongalegoda Banda NERFINISHED ⓘ Puran Appu NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTime	1848 ⓘ
location	Central Province, Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ British colonial government in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	anti-colonial movements in Asia ⓘ history of Sri Lanka under British rule ⓘ
primaryGrievance	loss of traditional land rights GENERATED ⓘ new taxes imposed on peasants GENERATED ⓘ
relatedTo	British Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandyan Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionInvolved	Buddhism ⓘ
result	execution of rebel leaders ⓘ imprisonment and exile of participants ⓘ review of taxation policies by British authorities ⓘ suppression of the rebellion by British forces ⓘ
significance	early expression of Sri Lankan nationalist resistance ⓘ major 19th-century anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka ⓘ
startTime	1848-07 ⓘ

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Matale → historicalEvent → Matale Rebellion of 1848 ⓘ