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The Kandyan Convention's Hidden Cost: Land and the British Raj

The Kandyan Convention's Hidden Cost: Land and the British Raj

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In 1815, after the Kandyan Convention, the British gained control of Sri Lanka's interior—but the treaty's promises were not kept. This episode explores the less-known aftermath: the British land policy that alienated the Kandyan peasantry, the introduction of the Waste Lands Ordinance, the rise of coffee plantations, and the slow erosion of traditional land rights. We follow the story of Keppetipola Disawe's rebellion, the influence of the High Priest of Asgiriya, and the simmering resentment that eventually fueled the Uva Rebellion. Lucas and Luna discuss how the British administration, driven by revenue needs and coffee profits, broke the spirit of the Convention, leaving a legacy of economic disruption that reaches into the present. The episode also touches on the role of the temple lands, the fate of the Rajakariya system, and the unintended consequences of the treaty—showing that the Convention's real impact lay not in its words, but in the actions that followed. #KandyanConvention #BritishCeylon #LandPolicy #WasteLandsOrdinance #CoffeePlantations #UvaRebellion #KeppetipolaDisawe #Rajakariya #TempleLands #SriLankaHistory #KandyanKingdom #Colonialism #EconomicHistory #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAsia #SriVikramaRajasinha #LandRights Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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