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{{Short description|Ceylonese Dutch colonial administrator}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere
| name = Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere
| image =
| image = File:NicholasDiasAbeysinghe.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere, Maha Mudaliyar of Dutch Ceylon
| birth_date = 8 May 1719
| birth_date = 8 May 1719
| birth_place = [[Galle]], [[Ceylon]]
| birth_place = [[Galle]], [[Ceylon]]
| death_date = 10 May 1794
| death_date = 10 May 1794 (aged 75)
| death_place = [[Ceylon]]
| death_place = [[Ceylon]]
| education = Dutch Reformed Church
| education = Dutch Reformed Church
| occupation = Colonial Administrator
| occupation = Colonial Administrator
| title = [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Head Mudaliyar]]
| title = [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Head Mudaliyar]]
| spouse = Lady Dona Clara Goonaratne<br> Lady Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* Lady Dona Clara Goonaratne
* Lady Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon
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| parents =
| Residence = Pokune Walauwwa, Galle
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| children = Don Balthazar Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere<br>Johannes Welhelmus Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere<br>Abraham Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere<br>Dona Ana Hertroyda Dias Abeysinghe
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| nationality = Ceylonese
}}
}}
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| parents =
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'''Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere''' [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]], ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (8 May 1719 - 10 May 1794) was a [[Ceylonese]] Dutch colonial administrator.<ref>[http://www.defonseka.com/ref_peebles.htm Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130121101602/http://www.defonseka.com/ref_peebles.htm |date=2013-01-21 }}</ref> He was appointed as the [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]] (Head Mudaliyar) of [[Dutch Ceylon]], hence he was one of the most powerful personalities in the country.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OnaC26k9KG8C&dq=Nicholas+Dias+Abeyesinghe&source=gbs_navlinks_s Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815] By Alicia Schrikker, pp 67</ref>
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| children = Don Balthazar<br>Johannes Welhelmus<br>Abraham<br>Dona Ana Hertroyda
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| nationality = Ceylonese
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'''Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere''' [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]], ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (8 May 1719 - 10 May 1794) was a [[Demographics of Sri Lanka|Ceylonese]] Dutch colonial administrator.<ref>[http://www.defonseka.com/ref_peebles.htm Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130121101602/http://www.defonseka.com/ref_peebles.htm |date=2013-01-21 }}</ref> He was appointed as the [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]] (Head Mudaliyar) of [[Dutch Ceylon]], hence he was one of the most powerful personalities in the country.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OnaC26k9KG8C&q=Nicholas+Dias+Abeyesinghe Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815] By Alicia Schrikker, pp 67</ref>


He received Mudaliyar medal from Governor [[Jan Schreuder]] in 1768 and later received the Head Mudaliyar Gold medal on 31 May 1785 from Governor [[Van de Graaf]],<ref name=R>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3170.html DIAS ABEYSINGHE - Family]</ref> as a recognition and reward for his fidelity towards the [[Dutch East India]] company. A ''Mala Padakkama'' is also said to have been conferred on him by the Kandyan King of the era.
He received Mudaliyar medal from Governor [[Jan Schreuder]] in 1768 and later received the Head Mudaliyar Gold medal on 31 May 1785 from Governor [[Willem Jacob van de Graaf]],<ref name=R>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3170.html DIAS ABEYSINGHE - Family]</ref> as a recognition and reward for his fidelity towards the [[Dutch East India]] company. A ''Mala Padakkama'' is also said to have been conferred on him by the Kandyan King of the era.


==Family and residences==
==Family and residences==
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe was born in 1719 to the family of Mohandiram Don Joan Dias Abeysinghe and Dona Gimara de Silva of [[Galle]]. He was married to Dona Clara Goonaratne, daughter of Domingu Jayathileke Goonaratne, Mohandiram Atapattu of Galle and to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon, daughter of Ilangakoon Mudaliyar.
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe was born in 1719 to the family of Mohandiram Don Joan Dias Abeysinghe and Dona Gimara de Silva of [[Galle]]. He was married to Dona Clara Goonaratne, daughter of Domingu Jayathileke Goonaratne, Mohandiram Atapattu of Galle and to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon, daughter of Ilangakoon Mudaliyar.


He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage with Clara Goonaratne; Don Balthazar Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere who was a Sahabndar Maha Mudaliyar and Dona Ana Hertroyda Dias Abeysinghe, who was married to Don Bastian Jayathilleke Gooneratne, Attapattu Mudaliyar of Galle.
He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage with Clara Goonaratne; Don Balthazar, who was a Sahabndar Maha Mudaliyar and Dona Ana Hertroyda, who was married to Don Bastian Jayathilleke Gooneratne, Attapattu Mudaliyar of Galle.


He had two sons from his marriage to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon; Johannes Welhelmus Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere, who was the Mohandiram of Galle and Abraham Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere, a Guard Mudaliyar and the chief interpreter of [[Sir Robert Brownrigg]], the [[Governor of British Ceylon]].<ref name=R/>
He had two sons from his marriage to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon; Johannes Welhelmus, who was the Mohandiram of Galle and Abraham, a Guard Mudaliyar and the chief interpreter of [[Sir Robert Brownrigg]], the [[Governor of British Ceylon]].<ref name=R/>


Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe lived at Pokune Walauwa in Dangedera, Galle. He had two other [[Walauwa]]s located in [[Colombo]] and [[Katunayake]]. His Colombo walawwa was situated at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda.
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe lived at Pokune Walauwa in Dangedera, Galle. He had two other [[Walauwa]]s located in [[Colombo]] and [[Katunayake]]. His Colombo walawwa was situated at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.thewallawwa.com/about/history/ History - The Walawwa]
* [http://www.thewallawwa.com/about/history/ History - The Walawwa]

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Latest revision as of 17:05, 25 September 2023

Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere, Maha Mudaliyar of Dutch Ceylon
Born8 May 1719
Galle, Ceylon
Died10 May 1794 (aged 75)
Ceylon
NationalityCeylonese
EducationDutch Reformed Church
OccupationColonial Administrator
TitleHead Mudaliyar
Spouses
  • Lady Dona Clara Goonaratne
  • Lady Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon
ChildrenDon Balthazar
Johannes Welhelmus
Abraham
Dona Ana Hertroyda

Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere Maha Mudaliyar, (Sinhala: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (8 May 1719 - 10 May 1794) was a Ceylonese Dutch colonial administrator.[1] He was appointed as the Maha Mudaliyar (Head Mudaliyar) of Dutch Ceylon, hence he was one of the most powerful personalities in the country.[2]

He received Mudaliyar medal from Governor Jan Schreuder in 1768 and later received the Head Mudaliyar Gold medal on 31 May 1785 from Governor Willem Jacob van de Graaf,[3] as a recognition and reward for his fidelity towards the Dutch East India company. A Mala Padakkama is also said to have been conferred on him by the Kandyan King of the era.

Family and residences

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Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe was born in 1719 to the family of Mohandiram Don Joan Dias Abeysinghe and Dona Gimara de Silva of Galle. He was married to Dona Clara Goonaratne, daughter of Domingu Jayathileke Goonaratne, Mohandiram Atapattu of Galle and to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon, daughter of Ilangakoon Mudaliyar.

He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage with Clara Goonaratne; Don Balthazar, who was a Sahabndar Maha Mudaliyar and Dona Ana Hertroyda, who was married to Don Bastian Jayathilleke Gooneratne, Attapattu Mudaliyar of Galle.

He had two sons from his marriage to Adriana Gertruda Ilangakoon; Johannes Welhelmus, who was the Mohandiram of Galle and Abraham, a Guard Mudaliyar and the chief interpreter of Sir Robert Brownrigg, the Governor of British Ceylon.[3]

Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe lived at Pokune Walauwa in Dangedera, Galle. He had two other Walauwas located in Colombo and Katunayake. His Colombo walawwa was situated at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon Archived 2013-01-21 at archive.today
  2. ^ Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815 By Alicia Schrikker, pp 67
  3. ^ a b DIAS ABEYSINGHE - Family
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