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)[]
Monarch
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (Until 5 March)
Pallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê
(Until Unknown)Udagampahê Mahâ Nilamê
Unknown (Until Unknown)
Unknown (Until Unknown)
British Ceylon (From 5 March)[]
Colonial Secretary
John Rodney
Advocate Fiscal
Ambrose Hardinge Giffard
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[]
- 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)
See also[]
- Years in Sri Lanka
References[]
- ^ "Newstead turns 196". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1815 in Sri Lanka
- 1810s in Sri Lanka
- 1815 by country
- 1815 in Asia
- Years of the 19th century in Sri Lanka
- 1815 in Ceylon
- 1810s in Ceylon