Ratwatte Nilame
Loku Nilame Adikaram Ratwatte ( - 1827) (known as Ratwatte Nilame) was a courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was the 2nd Adigar (Adigaram) from 1825 to 1827 during the British rule. He was one of the signatories of the Kandyan Convention which made the Kandyan Kingdom part of the British Empire.[1][2]
Early life
He was born to a Radala family of courtiers, his father Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte and Loku Kumarihamy Ratwatte. His paternal grandfather was Wijayawardena Senevirat Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse.
Royal and government service
He joined the Royal court as part of the Royal household. Ratwatte was appointed Dissawa of Matale in 1815. In this capacity he signed the Kandyan Convention as once of the Chiefs of the Kingdom of Kandy. He held the his post during the Uva Rebellion until 1824. In 1825 he was appointed to the post of 2nd Adigar and the year before through a proclamation his ancestral lands were exempted from tax.
Family
He married Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy, their son was Seneviratne Nilame Ratwatte.
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