Uva-Wellassa Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:aftermath Destruction of villages and crops
Execution and exile of rebel leaders
Severe reprisals by British authorities
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Rebellion_of_1817–1818
gptkbp:cause British colonial policies
Discontent among Kandyan chiefs
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:endDate 1818
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uva-Wellassa Rebellion
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wellassa
gptkb:Uva_Province
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Keppetipola_Disawe
gptkb:Kobbekaduwa_Disawe
gptkb:Madugalle_Disawe
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Kandyan_Sinhalese
gptkbp:result Suppression of the rebellion by the British
gptkbp:significance Major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:startDate 1817
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wellassa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7