Thesavalamai law
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Thesavalamai law is a traditional set of customary laws governing property, inheritance, and family matters among the Tamil inhabitants of northern Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tesawalamai law | 1 |
| Thesavalamai Regulation No. 18 of 1806 | 1 |
| Thesavalamai law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thesavalamai law Context triple: [judiciary of Ceylon, appliedLaw, Thesavalamai law]
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A.
Lalawethika
Lalawethika is the birth name of Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee religious and political leader known as the Prophet who played a key role in Native American resistance to U.S. expansion in the early 19th century.
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B.
Lawāʾiḥ
Lawāʾiḥ is a seminal Persian Sufi work by Jami that presents mystical and philosophical reflections on divine love and spiritual reality.
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C.
Nyayakalika
Nyayakalika is a significant Sanskrit treatise on Nyaya (Indian logic and epistemology) composed by the 9th–10th century philosopher Jayanta Bhatta.
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D.
Nunuku’s Law
Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.
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E.
Nyaya
Nyaya is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy best known for its rigorous system of logic, epistemology, and debate.
- 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: Thesavalamai law Target entity description: Thesavalamai law is a traditional set of customary laws governing property, inheritance, and family matters among the Tamil inhabitants of northern Sri Lanka.
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A.
Lalawethika
Lalawethika is the birth name of Tenskwatawa, the Shawnee religious and political leader known as the Prophet who played a key role in Native American resistance to U.S. expansion in the early 19th century.
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B.
Lawāʾiḥ
Lawāʾiḥ is a seminal Persian Sufi work by Jami that presents mystical and philosophical reflections on divine love and spiritual reality.
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C.
Nyayakalika
Nyayakalika is a significant Sanskrit treatise on Nyaya (Indian logic and epistemology) composed by the 9th–10th century philosopher Jayanta Bhatta.
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D.
Nunuku’s Law
Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.
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E.
Nyaya
Nyaya is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy best known for its rigorous system of logic, epistemology, and debate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ legal system ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
courts of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Judicial branch of Sri Lanka
|
| appliesBasedOn |
domicile in Jaffna Peninsula
ⓘ
ethnicity ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jaffna Tamils
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lankan Tamils
Tamil inhabitants of northern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| appliesToReligion | primarily Hindu Tamils ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Dutch colonial administration in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Thesavalamai Regulation No. 18 of 1806
ⓘ
linked to:
Thesavalamai law
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sri Lankan Tamils ⓘ |
| ethnicSubgroup |
Jaffna Tamils
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lankan Tamils
|
| feature |
community-specific inheritance rules
ⓘ
distinction between ancestral property and acquired property ⓘ special rules on dowry ⓘ |
| governs |
divorce
ⓘ
family matters ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ matrimonial property ⓘ property ⓘ succession ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Thesavalamai ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | customs of Tamil inhabitants of Jaffna ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pre-colonial Tamil customs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Jaffna Peninsula
ⓘ
Northern Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
|
| languageOfName | Tamil ⓘ |
| legalSystemType |
community-specific law
ⓘ
personal law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | customary Tamil law in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| periodOfCodification | early 19th century ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Sri Lankan legal system ⓘ |
| regulates |
disposition of immovable property
ⓘ
rights of spouses over property ⓘ testamentary succession ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kandyan law
ⓘ
Muslim personal law in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| scopeLimitation | mainly immovable property in Jaffna ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Thesavalamai law
linked to: Thesavalamai law