Uva Rebellion
E409299
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uva Rebellion canonical | 6 |
| Uva Rebellion (1817–1818) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4034196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uva Rebellion Context triple: [King of Kandy, associatedWithEvent, Uva Rebellion]
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A.
Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
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B.
Dominican Civil War
The Dominican Civil War was a 1965 internal conflict in the Dominican Republic between constitutionalist and military-backed factions that prompted a major U.S.-led intervention during the Cold War.
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C.
Revolt of the Jalapa Plan
The Revolt of the Jalapa Plan was a conservative military uprising in early independent Mexico that challenged President Vicente Guerrero’s government and contributed to the instability of the First Mexican Republic.
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D.
1950 Utuado Uprising
The 1950 Utuado Uprising was an armed revolt in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, in which Nationalist Party militants rose against U.S. colonial rule as part of a broader island-wide insurrection.
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E.
1950 Jayuya Uprising
The 1950 Jayuya Uprising was an armed revolt in the Puerto Rican town of Jayuya led by Nationalist Party members seeking to end U.S. rule and establish Puerto Rico as an independent republic.
- 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: Uva Rebellion Target entity description: The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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A.
Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
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B.
Dominican Civil War
The Dominican Civil War was a 1965 internal conflict in the Dominican Republic between constitutionalist and military-backed factions that prompted a major U.S.-led intervention during the Cold War.
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C.
Revolt of the Jalapa Plan
The Revolt of the Jalapa Plan was a conservative military uprising in early independent Mexico that challenged President Vicente Guerrero’s government and contributed to the instability of the First Mexican Republic.
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D.
1950 Utuado Uprising
The 1950 Utuado Uprising was an armed revolt in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, in which Nationalist Party militants rose against U.S. colonial rule as part of a broader island-wide insurrection.
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E.
1950 Jayuya Uprising
The 1950 Jayuya Uprising was an armed revolt in the Puerto Rican town of Jayuya led by Nationalist Party members seeking to end U.S. rule and establish Puerto Rico as an independent republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rebellion
ⓘ
uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Rebellion of 1817–1818
ⓘ
Uva Wellassa Rebellion ⓘ |
| conflictType |
anti-colonial rebellion
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sri Lankan historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| follows | fall of the Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
further integration of Kandyan areas into colonial economy
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increased plantation expansion under British rule ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British colonial rule in Ceylon
ⓘ
annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy by the British ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collective punishments on Kandyan villages
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confiscation of lands by British authorities ⓘ consolidation of British administrative reforms in the interior ⓘ demographic and economic decline in Uva Province ⓘ destruction of villages in Uva Province ⓘ execution and exile of rebel leaders ⓘ further erosion of Kandyan aristocratic power ⓘ imposition of martial law in affected areas ⓘ increased militarization of British presence in the highlands ⓘ severe repression of Kandyan population ⓘ strengthening of British control over Kandyan regions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
British Ceylon
|
| location |
Kandyan Kingdom
ⓘ
Uva Province ⓘ |
| mainTheaterOfWar |
Uva Province
ⓘ
Wellassa region ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Ceylon administration
ⓘ
linked to:
British Ceylon
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| participant |
British colonial forces
ⓘ
Kandyan chiefs ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan aristocracy
local communities in Uva Province ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of British Ceylon
ⓘ
history of Sri Lanka ⓘ resistance to British rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
suppression of Kandyan resistance ⓘ tightened British administration over Kandyan provinces ⓘ |
| significantFor |
early anti-colonial resistance in Sri Lanka
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large-scale scorched-earth tactics used by British forces ⓘ long-term impact on land ownership patterns in Uva ⓘ |
| startTime | 1817 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Uva Rebellion Description of subject: The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
Referenced by (7)
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