Matale Rebellion of 1848

E1042448

anti-colonial uprising peasant revolt rebellion

The Matale Rebellion of 1848 was a major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) against British rule, driven by widespread discontent over oppressive taxes and economic hardship.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1848 Rebellion in Ceylon	1
Kandyan Rebellion of 1848	1
Matale Rebellion of 1848 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13480272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Matale Rebellion of 1848
Context triple: [Matale, historicalEvent, Matale Rebellion of 1848]

A. Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
B. Mpondo Revolt
The Mpondo Revolt was a major rural uprising in the late 1950s and early 1960s in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, where Mpondo communities resisted apartheid-era policies such as forced removals, taxation, and the imposition of Bantu Authorities.
C. Dinuzulu Rebellion
The Dinuzulu Rebellion was an 1880s–1890s uprising in Zululand led by Zulu prince Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo against British colonial authority and rival Zulu factions.
D. Morley Insurrection
The Morley Insurrection is a major rebellion in the Dishonored game universe, in which the island of Morley rises up against the rule of the Empire of the Isles.
E. Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Matale Rebellion of 1848
Target entity description: The Matale Rebellion of 1848 was a major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) against British rule, driven by widespread discontent over oppressive taxes and economic hardship.

A. Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
B. Mpondo Revolt
The Mpondo Revolt was a major rural uprising in the late 1950s and early 1960s in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, where Mpondo communities resisted apartheid-era policies such as forced removals, taxation, and the imposition of Bantu Authorities.
C. Dinuzulu Rebellion
The Dinuzulu Rebellion was an 1880s–1890s uprising in Zululand led by Zulu prince Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo against British colonial authority and rival Zulu factions.
D. Morley Insurrection
The Morley Insurrection is a major rebellion in the Dishonored game universe, in which the island of Morley rises up against the rule of the Empire of the Isles.
E. Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial uprising ⓘ peasant revolt ⓘ rebellion ⓘ
aftermath	greater colonial administrative control over the interior of Ceylon ⓘ increased British military presence in the Kandyan regions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1848 Rebellion in Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Matale Rebellion of 1848 Kandyan Rebellion of 1848 ⓘ linked to: Matale Rebellion of 1848
cause	decline of coffee prices ⓘ discontent among Kandyan peasants ⓘ economic hardship ⓘ grain tax ⓘ land revenue reforms ⓘ oppressive taxation ⓘ poll tax ⓘ road tax ⓘ
country	Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ⓘ
endTime	1848-11 ⓘ
hasParticipant	Buddhist monks ⓘ Kandyan peasants ⓘ Sinhala villagers ⓘ
leader	Dingiri Banda ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe (commonly known as D. B. Wijesinghe) ⓘ Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesundara ⓘ linked to: Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijetunga ⓘ linked to: Dingiri Banda alias D. B. Wijesinghe Gongalegoda Banda ⓘ Puran Appu ⓘ
locatedInTime	1848 ⓘ
location	Central Province, Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Central Province of Sri Lanka Kandy ⓘ Matale ⓘ
opponent	British Empire ⓘ British colonial government in Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Government of Ceylon
partOf	anti-colonial movements in Asia ⓘ history of Sri Lanka under British rule ⓘ
primaryGrievance	loss of traditional land rights ⓘ new taxes imposed on peasants ⓘ
relatedTo	British Ceylon ⓘ Kandyan Convention ⓘ
religionInvolved	Buddhism ⓘ
result	execution of rebel leaders ⓘ imprisonment and exile of participants ⓘ review of taxation policies by British authorities ⓘ suppression of the rebellion by British forces ⓘ
significance	early expression of Sri Lankan nationalist resistance ⓘ major 19th-century anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka ⓘ
startTime	1848-07 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matale → historicalEvent → Matale Rebellion of 1848 ⓘ

Matale Rebellion of 1848 → alsoKnownAs → 1848 Rebellion in Ceylon ⓘ

linked to: Matale Rebellion of 1848

Matale Rebellion of 1848 → alsoKnownAs → Kandyan Rebellion of 1848 ⓘ