Kandyan Convention

Kandyan Convention

First (left) and final (right) pages of the convention
Drafted	1815
Signed	2 March 1815 (1815-03-02)
Location	Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Kingdom of Kandy
Condition	Deposition of King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Ceding of Kingdom of Kandy to the British Crown, with retention of local nobility
Signatories	Kandyan chiefs  British Empire
Parties	2
Languages	English Sinhala
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See also
An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon List of Kandyan monarchs History of Sri Lanka
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In the history of Sri Lanka, the Kandyan Convention (Sinhala: උඩරට ගිවිසුම, romanized: Udarata Giwisuma) was a treaty signed on 2 March 1815 between the British governor of Ceylon, Sir Robert Brownrigg, and the chiefs of the Kandyan Kingdom, British Ceylon, for the deposition of King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha and ceding of the kingdom's territory to the British Crown. It was signed in the Magul Maduwa (Royal Audience Hall) of the Royal Palace of Kandy.