Uva Rebellion
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The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uva Rebellion canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rebellion
ⓘ
uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Rebellion of 1817–1818
ⓘ
Uva Wellassa Rebellion ⓘ |
| conflictType |
anti-colonial rebellion
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sri Lankan historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| follows | fall of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
further integration of Kandyan areas into colonial economy
ⓘ
increased plantation expansion under British rule ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British colonial rule in Ceylon
ⓘ
annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy by the British ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collective punishments on Kandyan villages
ⓘ
confiscation of lands by British authorities ⓘ consolidation of British administrative reforms in the interior ⓘ demographic and economic decline in Uva Province ⓘ destruction of villages in Uva Province ⓘ execution and exile of rebel leaders ⓘ further erosion of Kandyan aristocratic power ⓘ imposition of martial law in affected areas ⓘ increased militarization of British presence in the highlands ⓘ severe repression of Kandyan population ⓘ strengthening of British control over Kandyan regions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
|
| location |
Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
Uva Province ⓘ |
| mainTheaterOfWar |
Uva Province
ⓘ
Wellassa region ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British Ceylon administration
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| participant |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
surface form:
Kandyan chiefs
local communities in Uva Province ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of British Ceylon
ⓘ
history of Sri Lanka ⓘ resistance to British rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
suppression of Kandyan resistance ⓘ tightened British administration over Kandyan provinces ⓘ |
| significantFor |
early anti-colonial resistance in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
large-scale scorched-earth tactics used by British forces ⓘ long-term impact on land ownership patterns in Uva ⓘ |
| startTime | 1817 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Uva Province