Kandyan Convention
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The Kandyan Convention was an 1815 treaty by which the British Empire annexed the Kingdom of Kandy, ending Sri Lanka’s last independent monarchy and establishing full colonial rule over the island.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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treaty → |
| abolished |
sovereignty of the Kandyan king
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| alsoKnownAs |
Convention of Kandy
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| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
Ceylon
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Sri Lanka → |
| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Kingdom of Kandy
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United Kingdom → |
| date |
1815-03-02
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| effectiveFrom |
1815-03-02
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| followedBy |
administration of British Ceylon as a unified colony
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| follows |
Kandyan Wars
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| genre |
international treaty
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| guaranteed |
certain privileges to Kandyan chiefs
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protection of Buddhism → |
| hasPart |
clauses on administration
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clauses on land and revenue → clauses on religion → |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
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| impact |
end of Sri Lanka’s last indigenous monarchy
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unification of coastal and Kandyan regions under British rule → |
| jurisdiction |
former territories of the Kingdom of Kandy
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| language |
English
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Sinhala → |
| legalForm |
treaty of cession
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| legalStatus |
binding agreement between the British Crown and Kandyan chiefs
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| location |
Kandy
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| partOf |
British colonisation of Sri Lanka
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| placeOfSigning |
Temple of the Tooth area, Kandy
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| precededBy |
Dutch rule in coastal Ceylon
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| reason |
to formalize British control over the interior of Ceylon
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| result |
annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy by the British Empire
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end of the Kandyan monarchy → establishment of full British colonial rule over Ceylon → |
| signatory |
British Empire
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Kingdom of Kandy → |
| signedBy |
British colonial officials
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Kandyan aristocracy → |
| significantEventFor |
British Ceylon
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Kingdom of Kandy → history of Sri Lanka → |
| subject |
rights and privileges of the Kandyan chiefs
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status of Buddhism in the Kandyan territories → transfer of sovereignty of the Kingdom of Kandy to the British Crown → |
| title |
Kandyan Convention of 1815
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| year |
1815
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kandyan Convention
("Convention of Kandy")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
("British annexation of Kandy")
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causeOfDeposition |
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Nayakkar dynasty
("Kandyan Convention of 1815")
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event |
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King of Kandy
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reasonForAbolition |
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Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
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signedOrSubjectTo |
|
Kingdom of Kandy
→
|
successor |
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Kandyan Convention
("Kandyan Convention of 1815")
→
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title |
|
Kingdom of Kandy
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|
treaty |