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Four chiefs of the Kandyan aristocracy or Radala.

In 1592 Kandy became the capital city of the last remaining independent kingdom in Sri Lanka after the coastal regions had been conquered by the Portuguese. Kandy stayed independent until the early 19th century. In the Second Kandyan War, the British met no resistance and reached the city on February 10, 1815. On March 2, 1815, a treaty known as the Kandyan Convention was signed between the British and the Radalas (Kandyan aristocrats). With this treaty, Kandy recognized the King of England as its King and became a British protectorate.

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Title: Four chiefs of the Kandyan aristocracy or Radala.

Caption: In 1592 Kandy became the capital city of the last remaining independent kingdom in Sri Lanka after the coastal regions had been conquered by the Portuguese. Kandy stayed independent until the early 19th century. In the Second Kandyan War, the British met no resistance and reached the city on February 10, 1815. On March 2, 1815, a treaty known as the Kandyan Convention was signed between the British and the Radalas (Kandyan aristocrats). With this treaty, Kandy recognized the King of England as its King and became a British protectorate.

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Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CEYLON • CEYLONESE • COLONIALISM • CULT, BUDDHIST • FEUDALISM • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY. • IMPERIALISM • KANDY • OLD CEYLON • RADALA • SERENDIB • SRI LANKA • SRI LANKAN • TAPROBANE • THERAVADA