Adigar

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Adigar was a high-ranking ministerial and administrative title in the Kingdom of Kandy, held by members of the Kandyan aristocracy who served as chief advisors and officials to the monarch.

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Adigar canonical 4

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative title ⓘ
government office ⓘ
ministerial title ⓘ
abolishedInPractice 19th century ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
associatedWith Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ
Kandyan nobility ⓘ
linked to: Kandyan aristocracy

monarchy in Sri Lanka ⓘ
authorityOver lower-ranking officials in the Kandyan administration ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
culturalContext Kandyan Sinhalese society ⓘ
linked to: Kandyan aristocracy
duty administering royal policies ⓘ
advising the monarch ⓘ
exercising executive authority on behalf of the king ⓘ
overseeing provincial administration ⓘ
participating in royal council ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of the Kandyan kingdom ⓘ
hasRankVariant Maha Adigar ⓘ
hierarchicalRank one of the highest offices in the Kandyan kingdom ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern Sri Lanka ⓘ
late medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ
influencedBy South Asian courtly traditions ⓘ
languageOfName Sinhala ⓘ
locatedIn Kandy ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
officeHolderClass hereditary aristocracy ⓘ
officeType administrative office ⓘ
chief advisory office ⓘ
high-ranking ministerial office ⓘ
partOf government of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ
positionHeldBy members of the Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
powerBase landed aristocracy of Kandy ⓘ
region Central Highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ
relatedPosition Dissava ⓘ
Maha Adigar ⓘ
selectionMethod appointment by the king ⓘ
sphereOfActivity royal court ⓘ
state administration ⓘ
status historical title ⓘ
subordinateTo King of Kandy ⓘ
usedBy Kandyan aristocracy ⓘ
Kandyan monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kandyan Kingdom

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