COLEBROOKE REFORMS SOCIO - ECNOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND 1848 STRUGGLE - PART II
1848 struggle is the second main bloodshed in Ceylon in which many sacrificied lives and rest loose their assest. It was not an isolated event but an union of cluster of incident. As observed previously it was an outrage came out of common touch of this country.
Gongale Goda Banda and Veera Puran Appu were the cheif leaders of the uprising. Waste land ordinance in 1840 made a chaos in the society where many loose their lands which came from inheritance. It is truism that since the early ages Sri Lankan had no documentary evidence in order to prove the possession to their land which were mainly considered as the assest of the king. The aforementioned ordinace paved the way for government to acquire lands which had no written document in order to prove the title. Pheasents had to face many disturbances due to this issue. The hidden object of this was to acquiring the lands for the purpose of cultivation of commercial crops. George Turnover civil servent of the British government was the master mind of this project. Title system of ancient Ceylon was unfamiliar for British.
Peasents were very sad and wanted a survive however. Unnecessary taxes imposed by Torringtin doubled the misery. This paved the way for great rebellion. The revolists acquired Matale, Tamankaduwa and several othe areas under their rule.The high spirited leaders gathered to historical Dambulla Raja Maha Viharaya. Gongale Goda Banda was crowned as king of the country and Veera Puran Appu appointed as the prime minister. Main intention of the Gongale Goda Banda is to aquire kandyan kingdome from British. While returning from Dambulla temple government properties were destroyed soon after this chaos the governor imposed Mrshal law.
Gongale Goda Banda and Veera Puran Appu were the cheif leaders of the uprising. Waste land ordinance in 1840 made a chaos in the society where many loose their lands which came from inheritance. It is truism that since the early ages Sri Lankan had no documentary evidence in order to prove the possession to their land which were mainly considered as the assest of the king. The aforementioned ordinace paved the way for government to acquire lands which had no written document in order to prove the title. Pheasents had to face many disturbances due to this issue. The hidden object of this was to acquiring the lands for the purpose of cultivation of commercial crops. George Turnover civil servent of the British government was the master mind of this project. Title system of ancient Ceylon was unfamiliar for British.
Peasents were very sad and wanted a survive however. Unnecessary taxes imposed by Torringtin doubled the misery. This paved the way for great rebellion. The revolists acquired Matale, Tamankaduwa and several othe areas under their rule.The high spirited leaders gathered to historical Dambulla Raja Maha Viharaya. Gongale Goda Banda was crowned as king of the country and Veera Puran Appu appointed as the prime minister. Main intention of the Gongale Goda Banda is to aquire kandyan kingdome from British. While returning from Dambulla temple government properties were destroyed soon after this chaos the governor imposed Mrshal law.
Veera Puran Appu was charged for high treason for claiming the kingship of kandyan kingdom which was under the British throne at the time. However the great pressure released by the British aramy, and less organization led to the collapose of the 1848 struggle.
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