Radala
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Radala were the highest-ranking hereditary nobility of the former Kandyan Kingdom in Sri Lanka, traditionally serving as its principal aristocratic and administrative elite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radala canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
ⓘ
hereditary nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Kandyan Convention of 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandyan court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandyan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classStructure | noble class above commoners ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
custodians of Kandyan traditions
ⓘ
patrons of Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| custom |
distinct dress and insignia
ⓘ
endogamous marriage patterns ⓘ |
| declineCause | British colonial rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceMode | feudal obligations and service ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Kandyan provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | annexation of Kandyan Kingdom in 1815 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Kandyan period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| identity | Kandyan Sinhalese nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inheritance |
hereditary land rights
ⓘ
hereditary titles ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized noble estate in Kandyan law ⓘ |
| notableCenter | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPower | high ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | highest-ranking nobility in Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| propertyType | large landholdings ⓘ |
| region | Kandyan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup | Govigama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| role |
principal administrative elite of Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
principal aristocratic elite of Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| socialDistinction | separate from low-country Sinhalese elites ⓘ |
| socialInfluence | high ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite ⓘ |
| statusAfterIndependence |
continued social prestige in some regions
ⓘ
diminished formal political power ⓘ |
| successorRole | local elite under British rule ⓘ |
| titleHolderOf | high offices in Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| traditionalFunction |
court service
ⓘ
governance ⓘ land administration ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| transformationUnder | British Ceylon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.