Kingdom of Kandy (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Kandy (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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With the Kandyan Convention the Kingdom of Kandy, located in central Sri-Lanka, was put under British Protection. After the Uva Rebellion of 1817 it lost all its autonomy and became part of the British Colony of Ceylon.

Establishment

March 1815: The Kandyan Convention was signed in 1815 between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Kandy, marking the end of Kandyan rule in Sri Lanka. The treaty was signed by British Governor Robert Brownrigg and the Kandyan chiefs, leading to the annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy by the British Empire.

Chronology

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1. Kandyan Wars

Were a series of wars betweent the British Empire and the native Sinhalese Kingdom of Kandy on the island of Sri Lanka. The Kingdom of Kandy was eventually inglobated into British Ceylon.

1.1.Second Kandyan War

Was the second of the Kandyan Wars between the British Empire and the Sinhalese Kingdom of Kandy, which was annexed by the British Empire.