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The Royal Palace of Kandy (Sinhala: කන්ද උඩරට මාලිගාව) is a historical palace complex located in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and was the official residence of the kings of the Kingdom of Kandy before the British colonization in 1815. The palace complex is a remarkable example of traditional Kandyan architecture ...
There were twelve signatories to the Kandyan Convention signed in the following languages: four signed in Tamil, three, in Tamil and Sinhalese and four, in Sinhalese. This act effectively ended the Sovereignty of the Kandy Nayakar Dynasty. [4] The king was captured by the British and send to Madurai as a prisoner.
King of Kandy මහ රජතුමා Last to reign Sri Vikrama Rajasinha 17 July 1798 – 10 February 1815 Details Style His Majesty First monarch Senasammata Vikramabahu Last monarch Vikrama Rajasinha Formation 1469 Abolition 1815 Residence Royal Palace Monarchical Sri Lanka Part of a series on the politics and government of the Sinhala kingdom Royal Court Monarch King Queen consort ...
English: Map of the city of Kandy and environs (1:50,000), incl. two smaller, inserted maps showing Kandy city centre (1:20,000) and the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya (1:15,000). Labelled in English.
Kumara Krishnappa killed the then reigning Kandy king, sent the late king's wife and children to Anuradhapura and placed his own brother-in-law Vijaya Gopala Naidu as his viceroy in Kandy. [17] The last king of the Kandy Mahanuwara dynasty, Narendra Sinha, died in 1739 without an offspring from his queen. His queen was a Madurai Nayak princess.
Kalhora Dynasty (1701-1783) Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1594) Johor Sultanate (1528–1855) Kingdom of Middag (17th century) Kingdom of Kandy (1581–1815) Kingdom of Tungning (1662–1683) Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) Kingdom of Nepal (1768–2008) Kingdom of Maynila (1500s–1571) Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (1762–1800) Thonburi Kingdom (1767 ...
The last ruling dynasty of Kandy was the Nayaks. Kandy stayed independent until the early 19th century. The Kandyan Convention signed between the British and the Kandyan chiefs in 1815. In the Second Kandyan War, the British launched an invasion that met no resistance and reached the city on 10 February 1815.
Balana Fort (Sinhala: බලන කොටුව) was a fortified pass of the Kingdom of Kandy located near the Alagalla Mountain Range, Sri Lanka.Balana which means the 'look out' in Sinhala, functioned as a strategic outpost and fortress of the kingdom which was situated along the historical Colombo-Kandy road.