Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
medals |
ref |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere''' [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]], ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (08 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]</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>[http://books.google.lk/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> |
'''Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere''' [[Sri Lankan Mudaliyars|Maha Mudaliyar]], ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (08 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]</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>[http://books.google.lk/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> |
||
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]], as a recognition and reward for his fidelity towards the [[Dutch East India]] company. |
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>[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. |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 07:49, 15 November 2014
Nicholas Dias Abeysinghe Amarasekere Maha Mudaliyar, (Sinhala: නිකලස් ඩයස් අබේසිංහ අමරසේකර) (08 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 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.
See also
References
External links
 | This Sri Lankan biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |