Dissava

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administrative title feudal office military title

Dissava was a high-ranking administrative and military title in the Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka, typically held by members of the local aristocracy who governed provinces on behalf of the king.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative title ⓘ feudal office ⓘ military title ⓘ
alsoSpelled	Disawa ⓘ Dissawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	King of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Kandyan feudal system NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandyan nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Sri Lankan administrative divisions (historical) ⓘ Sri Lankan royal titles ⓘ
commanded	provincial militia ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinedAfter	British annexation of Kandy in 1815 ⓘ
existedBefore	British Ceylon period NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceLevel	provincial level ⓘ
governanceModel	indirect rule through nobility ⓘ
governed	province ⓘ
heldAuthorityOver	local chiefs ⓘ village headmen ⓘ
historicalRegion	Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus	abolished as effective office under British rule ⓘ
jurisdiction	Disavani (province) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	Kandyan Convention of 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeType	hereditary in practice ⓘ royal appointment in law ⓘ
rankComparedTo	above Korale Mahaththaya ⓘ below Adigar ⓘ
relatedOffice	Adigar ⓘ Korale Mahaththaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Rate Mahaththaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	law and order ⓘ military command in province ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ tax collection ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	civil administration ⓘ judicial matters ⓘ military affairs ⓘ
subordinateTo	Adigar ⓘ King of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
typicallyHeldBy	local aristocracy ⓘ radala nobility ⓘ
usedIn	Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kandyan aristocracy → heldTitle → Dissava ⓘ