The Kandyan Convention was an agreement in 1815 between the British

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...

 and the Chiefs of the Kandyan Kingdom

Kingdom of Kandy

Kingdom of Kandy was an important independent monarchy of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century...

, in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 for the deposition of rule King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the last king of Ceylon and the last of four kings from the Telugu origin of Nayakar dynasty...

. The king who was of Telugu

Telugu people

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 ancestry faced powerful opposition from the Sinhalese chieftains who sought to reduce his power. A successful coup was organized by the Sinhala chieftains in which they accepted the British crown as their new king. This ended the line of the Kingdom of Kandy

Kingdom of Kandy

Kingdom of Kandy was an important independent monarchy of Sri Lanka, located in the central and eastern portion of the island. It was founded in late 15th century and endured until the early 19th century...

 and King Rajasinha was taken as a prisoner. By 2 March 1815 the islands sovereignty was under that of the British Empire

British Empire

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. This unique treaty was not signed by the deposed King but by members of his court and other dignitaries of the Kandyan Kingdom.

British

• Robert Brownrigg
  Robert Brownrigg
  General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet GCB was a British statesman and soldier.-Military career:Brownrigg was commissioned as an ensign in 1775...
  
   - Governor of Ceylon
  Governor of Ceylon
  The British Governor of Ceylon was an official who ruled Ceylon during the British colonial period between 1798 and 1948....
  
  
• John D'Oyly
  Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet, of Kandy
  Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator.D'Oyly had a key role in arranging for the British takeover of the Kandyan kingdom in 1815. Fluent in Sinhala, he was the intermediary between the British Governor and the disaffected Kandyan chiefs who were intriguing to "sell out"...
  
   - Chief Translator to the Government
• Jas. Surtherland - Deputy Secretary to the Government

Kandyan

• Ehelepola Nilame
• Dullewe - Dissawa of Wellassa and Bintenna
• Ratwatte - Dissawa of Matale
  Matale
  Matale is a town in the hill country of Sri Lanka, from Colombo and from Kandy. It is an area steeped in history and village living. The mayor of Matale is Hilmy Careem, as of May, 2006....
  
  
• Galagoda
  Galagoda
  Galagoda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.-External links:*...
  
   - Dissawa of Nuwara Kalawiya
• Molligoda - 1st (Maha) Adikar & Dissawa of the Sath (Seven) Korles
• Molligoda - Dissawa of Thun (Three) Korles
• Pilima Talawuwe - 2nd Adikar & Dissawa of Sabaragamuwa
• Pilima Talawuwe - Dissawa of Hathra (Four) Korles
• Monarawila
  Keppetipola Disawe
  Rajapaksa Wickramasekera Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Monarawila Keppetipola , more widely known as Keppetipola Disawe was a Disawe, a high ranking official under the rule of King Sri Wikrama Rajasinghe and later under the British Administration in Sri Lanka...
  
   - Dissawa of Uva
• Galagama
  Galagama
  Galagama is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.-External links:*...
  
   - Dissawa of Tamankaduwa

External links

• The Kandyan Convention and British policy
• 1815: Kandyan convention and the role of D’Oyly
• Short History of Ceylon By Humphrey William Codrington
• Sri Lankan Ethnic Crisis: Towards a Resolution By R. B. Herath
• The 1815 Kandyan Convention at the Audience Hall
• The signing of the Kandyan Convention
• Kandyan Convention of 1815