Kandyan Convention
In the history of Sri Lanka, the Kandyan Convention (Sinhala: උඩරට ගිවිසුම, romanized: Udarata Giwisuma) was a treaty signed on 2 March 1815 between the British governor of Ceylon, Sir Robert Brownrigg, and the chiefs of the Kandyan Kingdom, British Ceylon, for the deposition of King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha and ceding of the kingdom's territory to the British Crown. It was signed in the Magul Maduwa (Royal Audience Hall) of the Royal Palace of Kandy.
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| Drafted | 1815 |
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| Signed | 2 March 1815 |
| Location | Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Kingdom of Kandy |
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| Parties | 2 |
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| Kandyan Convention at Wikisource | |
| History of Kandy |
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| Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) |
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| Colonial Kandy (1815–1948) |
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| Kandy (1948–present) |
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| Sri Lanka portal |
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