Maha Adigar
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The Mahâ Adigâr (Sinhala: මහා අධිකාරම්) (also known as Adikārama, Adikār)[1] was a Great Officer in the Amātya Mandalaya, or Sinhalese Council of State, in the Sinhalese Kingdoms of monarchical Sri Lanka. The office was second in power and dignity to the King. Like many of the existing high offices at the time it had combined legislative and judicial powers and functioned primarily equivalent to that of a prime minister and chief justice, but also had duties in the governance of a province.[2] During the Kandyan period there were two Adigars, who were styled Mahâ Nilames (Grand Officers), the Pallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê and the Udagampahê Mahâ Nilamê, the former taking precedence over the latter.
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Mahâ Adigâr of Kingdom of Kandy | |
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Maha Adigar Ehelepola Nilame (1811-1814) | |
Style | Mahâ Nilame |
Member of | Amātya Mandalaya |
Reports to | The Monarch |
Seat | Kandy |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Monarchical Sri Lanka | |
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Part of a series on the politics and government of the Sinhala Kingdom | |
Royal Court | |
Monarch | King |
Queen consort | Randolis |
Sub king / Heir apparent | Yuvaraja |
Concubinage | Yakadadoli |
Amātya Mandalaya (Council of State) | |
1st Prime Minister | Pallegampahê Mahâ Nilamê |
2nd Prime Minister | Udagampahê Mahâ Nilamê |
Chief Secretary | Mahâ Mohottâla |
Provincial Governors | Mahâ Dissâvas |
Royal Household Officers | Dugganna Nilamês |
Sons of Chiefs | Bandâras |