The native headmen system was an integral part of the administration of the island of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) under the successive European colonial...

take three native wives, and the three Arabs settled Akurana. Those three Arabs became the ancestors of the Moors of Akurana. The native headmen system was...

post (ranked above an Vidane but below a Muhandiram) in the native headmen system in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Appointed by the Government...

Burhanudeen Jayah (T. B. Jayah), member of Legislative Council (1924–1931), nominated member of the State Council of Ceylon (1936–1947), member for Colombo Central...

Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal...

Muhammad Abdullah Headman, Titular Arachchi of Matara Native headmen of Ceylon Muhandiram Vidane Walauwa Definition of Vidane, Vidane Arachchi & Vidane Muhandiram...

After the outbreak of the Second World War, in the British Crown Colony of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), the government of Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka assured...

Mohammed Meera Lebbe Seeni Vidane of Kalmunaikudy Native headmen of Ceylon Arachchi Grama Niladhari Walauwa Definition of vidane, vidane arachchi and vidane...

Services. p. 155. ISBN 978-81-206-0105-5. The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. The Branch. 1894. p. 238...

Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies...

in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Head Mudaliyar functioned as the head of the low country native headmen and native aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceylon. As...

co-creator of the Sri Lanka Matha Native headmen of Ceylon Walauwa Sri Lankan titles Sri Lankan honours system Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: The...

in the native headmen system in the lower-country (coastal districts) of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. It was awarded as a title of honor...

Niladhari Division Native headmen of Ceylon Vidane Government of Sri Lanka http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk IMPACT OF JOB DISSATISFACTION ON PERFORMANCE OF THE GRAMA NILADHARI...

of the Kingdom of Kandy, who are either descendants of chiefs and courtiers of the King of Kandy of Nayaks of Kandy or descendants of native headmen appointed...

Walauwa. Native headmen of Ceylon Colonial era mansions of Colombo Kastane Sinhalese people Knox, Robert (2004-12-13). An Historical Relation of the Island...

Sri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon) has a climate and varied elevation that allows for the production of both Camellia sinensis var. assamica and Camellia...

The Ceylon Defence Force (CDF) was established in 1910 by the Ceylonese legislation Ceylon Defence Force Ordinance, which reformed the Ceylon Volunteer...

Mudaliyar W.H Canagaretna of Batticaloa Kastane Muhandiram Native headmen of Ceylon Radala Raja of Chettinad Rao Bahadur Walauwa Captain of the guard De Silva...

colonial-era headmen. He was appointed as Head Mudaliyar and the aide-de-camp to the British Governor of Ceylon, therefore he was one of the most powerful...

in the collection of taxes and was responsible for the maintenance of order in his territorial unit. The Adappanar were the headmen of the ports. The Pattankaddi...

island of Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka). They established the colony of Dutch Ceylon, controlling the coasts and lowlands, whilst the Kingdom of Kandy...

governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive...

Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව, romanized: laṁkā sabhāva) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extraprovincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop...

who settled in Ceylon. The Portuguese and Dutch had held some of the maritime provinces of the island for centuries before the advent of the British Empire...

The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until...

The Ceylon Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym CCS, was the premier civil service of the Government of Ceylon under British colonial rule and...

Sabawa; Tamil: சோல்பரி ஆணைக்குழு) was a prime instrument of constitutional reform in British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) that succeeded the Donoughmore...

of Ceylon was a military campaign fought as a series of amphibious operations between the summer of 1795 and spring of 1796 between the garrison of the...

Officer Commanding, Ceylon (also known as Commander of Troops or Officer Commanding His/Her Majesties Troops, Ceylon) was the designation of the General Officer...