Kandyan aristocracy

E320708
elite hereditary nobility social class

The Kandyan aristocracy was the hereditary noble class of the former Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, wielding significant political, military, and landholding power, especially during the transition to British colonial rule.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Kandyan aristocracy canonical 2
Kandyan chiefs 2
Kandyan royal court 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf elite ⓘ
hereditary nobility ⓘ
social class ⓘ
associatedPlace Kandy ⓘ
Temple of the Tooth ⓘ
associatedWith Sinhalese people ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan Sinhalese
basedOn hereditary privilege ⓘ
land ownership ⓘ
service to the king ⓘ
changedUnder British colonial rule ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Kandy
culturalRole maintenance of Kandyan court culture ⓘ
patronage of Buddhist temples ⓘ
sponsorship of religious festivals ⓘ
function administration of provinces ⓘ
advising the king ⓘ
collection of revenue ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
governedBy Kandyan law ⓘ
hasRole landed elite ⓘ
military elite ⓘ
political elite ⓘ
heldOffice First Adigar ⓘ
Provincial Dissava ⓘ
Second Adigar ⓘ
heldTitle Adigar ⓘ
Dissava ⓘ
Nilame ⓘ
Rate Mahattaya ⓘ
historicalEvent Kandyan Convention ⓘ
surface form: Kandyan Convention of 1815
influencedBy Buddhist kingship ideology ⓘ
feudal system ⓘ
language Sinhala ⓘ
legalStatus recognized under Kandyan law until British reforms ⓘ
locatedIn Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
opposedBy British imperial administration ⓘ
surface form: British colonial administration
partOf Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
propertyType large landholdings ⓘ
service tenures ⓘ
village headman rights ⓘ
religion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
roleInEvent facilitated British annexation of Kandy ⓘ
socialStatus nobility ⓘ
upper class ⓘ
statusAfter gradual decline of feudal privileges ⓘ
incorporated into British colonial elite ⓘ
timePeriod British colonial period in Ceylon ⓘ
pre‑colonial Sri Lanka ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kandyan Convention → signedBy → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
King of Kandy → exercisedPowerThrough → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan court and council of nobles
kastane sword → associatedWith → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sri Lankan nobility
Kandyan Wars → opposedBy → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan chiefs
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → associatedWith → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
this entity surface form: Kandyan royal court
House of Dinajara (Kandyan royal line) → associatedWith → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Dinajara
Queen Venkata Rengammal Devi → partOf → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan royal court
Uva Rebellion → participant → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan chiefs
Senasammata Vikramabahu → royalHouse → Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kandyan royal family