1815 in Sri Lanka
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1815 in Sri Lanka marks the turn from the Kandyan period to the British Ceylon period, when the Kingdom of Kandy was disestablished and the creation of British Ceylon as the sole polity on the island.
Incumbents
Kingdom of Kandy (Until 5 March)
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Pallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê
Molligoda (Until Unknown) - Udagampahê Mahâ Nilamê
Unknown (Until Unknown) - Maha Mohottala
Unknown (Until Unknown)
British Ceylon (From 5 March)
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Chief Justice
Alexander Johnston - Colonial Secretary
John Rodney -
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Events
January
February
- 10 February – British forces enter Kandy during the Second Kandyan War.
March
- 2 March – The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the Kandyan chiefs and the British is signed deposing King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha and ceding of the kingdom's territory to British rule.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown
- – St. Thomas' Church, Colombo the first Anglican church built in Sri Lanka starts construction in Kotahena, Colombo
- – Newstead Girls College the oldest existing girls' college and the third oldest public school in Sri Lanka, founded by Wesleyan ministers in Negombo.[1]
Births
Richard Kelly
- March
- 9 March - Richard Kelly, 82 (d. 1897), (British Army officer)
Deaths
- April
- 29 April - James Stuart, 73 (b. 1741), (British Army officer)
- December
- 15 December - Gajaman Nona, 69 (b. 1746), (author)
References
- ^ "Newstead turns 196". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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