Second Adigar

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The Second Adigar was a high-ranking ministerial and administrative office within the aristocratic hierarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

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Second Adigar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative office
court title
government office
ministerial office
appointedBy King of Kandy
associatedWithEthnicGroup Sinhalese
associatedWithReligion Buddhism
country Kingdom of Kandy
followedBy other Kandyan nobles in precedence
follows First Adigar
governmentBranch executive
judicial (traditional)
hasFunction assisting the First Adigar in administration
exercising administrative authority in provinces
participating in royal council
performing high-level ministerial duties
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of Kandy
hasLanguageOfTitle Sinhala
hasRank second-highest Adigar office
hasStatus high-ranking office
hasTitleHolderClass Adigar
heldBy Kandyan aristocracy
historicalRegion Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
isDistinctFrom First Adigar
locatedIn Kingdom of Kandy
Sri Lanka
partOf Kandyan court hierarchy
linked to: Kandyan aristocracy

aristocratic hierarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy
precededBy First Adigar in precedence
subordinateTo First Adigar
King of Kandy
usedInGovernmentType monarchy
usedInPeriod Kandyan period

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Kandyan aristocracy heldOffice Second Adigar