Ratwatte
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Ratwatte is a prominent Sri Lankan Kandyan aristocratic family historically influential in the island’s politics and society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ratwatte canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kandyan aristocratic family
ⓘ
Sri Lankan aristocratic family ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandyan chieftaincy system
ⓘ
up-country Sinhalese elite ⓘ |
| country |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-06-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-11-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Ratwatte family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ratwatte family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anuruddha Ratwatte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Sir John Kotelawala’s mother’s line is sometimes linked by marriage to the Ratwatte family ⓘ Madduma Bandara Ehelapola Ratwatte (Anuruddha’s father, often referred to as Harris Leuke Ratwatte) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInfluencePeriod |
British Ceylon period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandyan Kingdom era NERFINISHED ⓘ post-independence Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Kandyan Kingdom elite ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in Kandyan society
ⓘ
influence in Sri Lankan politics ⓘ participation in national-level governance of Sri Lanka ⓘ producing multiple parliamentarians ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | often associated with Sri Lanka Freedom Party ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Sri Lanka Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cabinet Minister of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Deputy Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka ⓘ Member of Parliament of Ceylon ⓘ Member of the State Council of Ceylon ⓘ |
| region | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| socialStatus | landed gentry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sirimavo Bandaranaike