He was born to a Radala family of courtiers, his father Ratwatte Loku Nilame Adigar, mother Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy . His paternal grand father Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte.
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 one of the Chiefs of the Kingdom of Kandy. He held this 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, Abeykoon Amunugama kumarihamy, their grandsons were Seneviratne Nilame Ratwatte & Abeyratne Ratwatte.
ratwatte, nilame, loku, nilame, adikaram, ratwatte, 1827, known, courtier, kingdom, kandy, adigar, adigaram, from, 1825, 1827, during, british, rule, signatories, kandyan, convention, which, made, kandyan, kingdom, part, british, empire, kandyan, convention, s. 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 Kandyan Convention Signatories Contents 1 Early life 2 Royal and government service 3 Family 4 See also 5 References amp External linksEarly life EditHe was born to a Radala family of courtiers his father Ratwatte Loku Nilame Adigar mother Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy His paternal grand father Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte Royal and government service EditHe 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 one of the Chiefs of the Kingdom of Kandy He held this 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 EditHe married Abeykoon Amunugama kumarihamy their grandsons were Seneviratne Nilame Ratwatte amp Abeyratne Ratwatte See also EditList of political families in Sri LankaReferences amp External links Edit Uva rebellion Is Prabahakaran a Tamil Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ratwatte Nilame amp oldid 1031165308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
