Adigar

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Adigar was a high-ranking ministerial and administrative title in the Kingdom of Kandy, held by members of the Kandyan aristocracy who served as chief advisors and officials to the monarch.

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Adigar canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative title
government office
ministerial title
abolishedInPractice 19th century
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Kandy
associatedWith Kandyan Kingdom
Kandyan nobility
linked to: Kandyan aristocracy

monarchy in Sri Lanka
authorityOver lower-ranking officials in the Kandyan administration
country Kingdom of Kandy
culturalContext Kandyan Sinhalese society
linked to: Kandyan aristocracy
duty administering royal policies
advising the monarch
exercising executive authority on behalf of the king
overseeing provincial administration
participating in royal council
governmentBranch executive branch of the Kandyan kingdom
hasRankVariant Maha Adigar
hierarchicalRank one of the highest offices in the Kandyan kingdom
historicalPeriod early modern Sri Lanka
late medieval Sri Lanka
influencedBy South Asian courtly traditions
languageOfName Sinhala
locatedIn Kandy
Sri Lanka
officeHolderClass hereditary aristocracy
officeType administrative office
chief advisory office
high-ranking ministerial office
partOf government of the Kingdom of Kandy
positionHeldBy members of the Kandyan aristocracy
powerBase landed aristocracy of Kandy
region Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
relatedPosition Dissava
Maha Adigar
selectionMethod appointment by the king
sphereOfActivity royal court
state administration
status historical title
subordinateTo King of Kandy
usedBy Kandyan aristocracy
Kandyan monarchy
linked to: Kandyan Kingdom

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