Provincial Dissava
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Provincial Dissava was a high-ranking administrative and military office in the Kandyan Kingdom, typically held by members of the local aristocracy who governed provinces on behalf of the monarch.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | provinces of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sinhalese feudal system ⓘ |
| country | Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | colonial provincial administration under British rule ⓘ |
| governmentalRank | high-ranking office ⓘ |
| governs | province ⓘ |
| hasRole |
judicial authority
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ tax administrator ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderClass |
Kandyan nobility
ⓘ
local aristocracy ⓘ |
| partOf |
administrative structure of the Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
military hierarchy of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| powerBase | hereditary aristocracy ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Sinhalese provincial offices ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection of revenue
ⓘ
implementation of royal policy in provinces ⓘ maintenance of law and order ⓘ mobilization of provincial troops ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment by the king ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | monarch of the Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kandyan administrative system
ⓘ
Kandyan military system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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