A sketch of the constitution of the Kandyan kingdom

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

  • Reference
    • GB 115 RCS/RCMS 95
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1892
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • .01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper

Scope and Content

A work on the constitution of the Kandyan Kingdom, the last independent state in Sri Lanka, which had its capital at Kandy, 414 pages. The manuscript is endorsed at the end 'Copied by J.H. Direckize Translator of the Ratnapura Kachcheri (?) 28th Octr. 1892'.

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Acquisition Information

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

MSS 3

Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 71.

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Alternative Form Available

The contents of the manuscript are almost identical to those in RCMS 96.

Additional Information

This collection level description was created by RAS.

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