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Dar Hadith al Hassania

Index

accommodessans

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

Acemoglu, Daron

,

–

āchāri

,

,

,

–

,

,

agency

–

,

,

,

agricultural

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

agriculture

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

subsistence

,

,

,

,

,

Aluthgama

Alutkuru

–

,

ambalama

Ameresinge, Atjege Don Joan (commissioner)

–

,

ande

,

.

ottu & taxation

Anderson, Clare

appuhamy

–

,

,

,

–

,

Arasaratnam, Sinnappah

,

,

,

,

,

–

ārachchi

–

,

,

,

,

areca nuts

,

,

,

,

,

Armitage, David

,

arrack

,

.

palm wine

atapattu

,

,

badähala

,

,

,

banishment

,

Batavia

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

Batticaloa

,

,

Bayly, C. A.

,

,

,

,

Bayly, Susan

,

,

bellale. see goygama or vellālar

Belt, Albert van den

,

Bentley, Jerry

,

Benton, Lauren

,

,

bhupati

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

Biedermann, Zoltán

,

,

binna (uxorilocal marriage)

,

.

conjugality & diga

Boomgaard, Peter

Bothale

–

,

Brandes, Jan

–

Braudel, Fernand

–

,

,

,

Breckenridge, Keith

Buddhism/Buddhists

,

,

–

burgher

,

,

cash crops

,

,

caste passim

bound labour and duties

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

communities

,

,

,

,

,

hierarchy

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

identity

,

–

,

organisation

–

registration of

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

social classification

,

,

status

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

system

,

,

,

,

–

,

Catholic, Catholicism

–

,

,

,

Chatterjee, Indrani

,

Chatterjee, Nandini

chettiar (or chetties)

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

chiefs. see headmen

Christianity

,

–

,

,

cinnamon

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

peelers. see salāgama

plantations

,

–

,

–

producing regions and villages

,

–

,

–

,

class

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

landowning

,

,

local elites

–

,

classification

of land and property

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

.

private property

of social formation

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

.

caste, social classification

coconut

,

,

.

palm & toddy

coffee

,

.

cash crops

Colombo (city)

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

.

four gravets & four gravets

,

thombos of

Colombo (district/disāvany)

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

Colombo-Kandy railway

,

colonial passim

bureaucracy

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

court (of law)

,

,

,

,

,

government passim

institutions

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

.

institutions

knowledge production

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

.

indigenous knowledge

rule

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

transition,

–

,

–

,

precolonial

colonialism passim

European

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

commissioners (indigenous/native)

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

.

thombo committee/commissioners

Company’s land. see ratmahara

conjugality

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

registration of

–

,

–

,

–

binna

,

diga & polygamy

Cooper, Frederick

,

Coste, Godfried Leonard De (disāva)

,

,

Council of Justice

,

–

,

–

,

–

demographic

changes

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

composition

,

,

,

,

Dewasiri, Nirmal

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

diga (virilocal marriage)

,

,

.

binna & conjugality

disability

–

,

disāva

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

disāvany

,

,

,

,

,

distance to Landraad

,

,

–

divel. see accommodessans

Drixler, Fabian

drummers. see tamblinjero

durāva

,

,

,

Dutch Reformed Church

–

,

,

,

–

,

Egoddewatte, Araatjege Rale (and his descendants, litigants)

,

,

–

,

,

elephants

enslaved persons

,

–

,

–

.

slavery

estates

–

,

,

–

,

–

everyday

life

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

politics

,

evidence (legal)

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

.

thombo as legal evidence

Falck, Iman Willem (governor)

–

,

,

famine

–

,

farmers. see peasants

fishermen (caste/community). see karāva

forum shopping

.

legal pluralism

four gravets (of Colombo)

,

,

thombos of

–

,

,

–

Galkissa

–

,

–

Galle (city)

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

Landraad

–

,

,

,

–

Galle (district/disāvany)

,

,

,

thombos of

–

,

,

,

gama

–

,

garden. see gewattu

gewattu

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

globalisation

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

Goenetilleke, Salomon Perera Semmerewire (petitioner)

–

,

Goens sr., Rijckloff van (governor)

–

Gollenesse, Julius Valentijn Stein van (governor)

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

Goor, Jurrien van

,

,

,

goygama

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

Graaf, Jacob van de (governor)

Guha, Sumit

,

,

,

,

Guldi, Jo

,

hakuru

–

,

,

,

Halliday, Paul

,

,

Hapitigam (kōralē)

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

headmen (indigenous)

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

hēna (slash and burn agriculture)

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

Herzog, Tamar

,

,

,

Hewagam (kōralē)

,

–

,

,

hiding-and-petitioning

–

hināwa

,

Hinduism

,

Hulftsdorp

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

hunu

,

identity

,

–

,

.

caste identity

illegitimacy

–

illegitimately acquired land

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

Imhoff, Gustaaf Willem Baron van (governor)

–

,

–

India

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

Indian Ocean World

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

indigeneity

–

indigenous

actors

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

customs

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

intermediaries

–

,

–

,

–

,

.

commissioners & headmen

knowledge

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

.

colonial knowledge production

population

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

precolonial

indirect rule

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

Indonesia

,

,

,

.

Batavia & Java

infanticide

,

infrastructure

,

,

,

,

–

.

public works & Colombo-Kandy railway

inheritance

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

bilateral

,

–

institutions passim.

colonial institutions & New Institutional Economics

interpreter. see translator

interrogation

–

irrigation

,

,

–

,

,

Islam

,

.

Moors

Jaffna

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

jackfruit

,

,

,

Java

,

,

.

Batavia & Indonesia

Javanese

Johnson, Simon

Jurriaanse, M. W.

,

Kahambiliage, Kierihamie (descendant of Joeagerehamij, landowner)

,

,

Kalutara

,

kanakkuppillai

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

Kandy

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

king of

,

kingdom

,

,

,

,

,

,

Kandyan-Dutch war (1760–66)

–

,

,

,

,

–

kangān

–

,

,

,

,

karāva

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

Kerkvliet, Benedict

Kirielegge, Maerko Silva (commissioner)

–

,

knowledge. see colonial knowledge production & indigenous knowledge

Kok, Jan

,

kōrāla

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

kōralē

,

,

.

Alutkuru

,

Hapitigam

,

Hewagam

,

Matara

,

Raigam

,

Salpity & Siyane

Kotelawele, D. A.

,

,

,

,

,

Kotte

,

,

–

,

kumburu

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

labour, passim

caste bound. see caste bound labour

corvée

,

,

–

division of

,

,

,

forced

,

,

–

,

,

.

enslaved & slavery

penal

,

regimes

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

wage

,

,

land passim

division of

–

,

,

,

grants

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

.

accommodessans

ownership

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

policy

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

surveys

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

tenure

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

transaction

,

,

,

Landraad passim

establishment

–

legal operations

–

lascarins

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

laws passim

Leach, Edmund

Lebbe, Hema (petitioner)

–

,

,

legal pluralism

–

,

,

,

lēkam miti

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel

lineage

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

local-colonial interactions

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

.

indigenous & colonial

lord of the lands. see bhupati

Loten, Joan Gideon (Governor)

,

,

Lyna, Dries

,

,

,

,

,

Magdalena (litigant, and her witnesses)

–

,

,

mahabadde

mahavidāne

,

–

.

vidāne

Malabar (social category). see Tamil (ethnicity)

malapālu

–

,

–

.

nilapālu

Malikeaatjige, Battan Nainde (and his children, litigants)

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

Mannar

markets

–

,

,

,

marriage. see conjugality

Matara (district/kōralē)

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

mayorāl

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

Meda

,

,

–

,

migration

,

,

,

,

,

forced. see banishment & slavery

modernity

,

,

mohandiram

,

,

,

,

,

,

money. see rijksdaalder & stuiver

monopoly

,

Moors

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

Moratuwa

mudaliyār

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

Muslims. see Moors

nainde

,

,

,

,

Nederveen Meerkerk, Elise van

–

Negombo

,

,

nely

–

,

,

.

taxation

New Institutional Economics (NIE)

,

–

nilapālu

–

,

–

.

malapālu

ninda

.

paravēni

North, Douglass

,

,

–

.

New Institutional Economics

Obeyesekere, Gananath

,

occupations

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

.

caste

O’Hanlon, Rosalind

,

olas

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

as legal evidence

,

,

,

,

,

petitions

,

–

,

production of

–

registers

.

lēkam miti

reports

–

ottu

,

,

,

.

ande & taxation

ōwiti

,

paddy fields. see kumburu

padu

,

,

,

palm

,

.

coconut

leaves

.

olas

sap

.

toddy

wine

,

.

arrack

Pamunvila

–

Panadura

–

,

panividakārayā

,

Paranavitana, K. D.

,

paravar

,

paravēni

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

.

legal status of

–

,

–

,

,

sevā

,

–

,

–

,

landownership & ninda

patangatim

,

,

–

pattu

.

Meda & Udugaha

Pearson, Michael

,

peasants

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

Peebles, Patrick

,

Pelleperoemege, Abraham Fernando (patangatim and petitioner)

–

,

pepper

,

,

pingo

,

,

,

,

.

pyhindu

plantations

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

.

cinnamon plantation & gewattu

polygamy

,

population. see demographic changes & composition

Portuguese

colonial rule

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

forals

,

language

,

,

tombos

,

–

,

,

,

–

precolonial

labour systems

–

,

–

,

land tenure systems

–

,

–

,

,

registration systems. see kanakkuppillai & lēkam miti

taxation

indigenous

private property. see landownership

public works

,

–

,

,

–

puran

,

pyhindu

,

.

pingo

Raad van Justitie. see Council of Justice

Raben, Remco

,

,

radā

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

Radege, Thomis Fernando (litigant)

,

,

,

,

Raigam

,

rājakāriya

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

Raman, Bhavani

,

,

ratmahara

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

renters

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

.

taxation & tax farming

resistance

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

.

revolts

revenue

,

,

,

,

,

,

revolts

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

.

resistance

rice

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

.

kumburu & nely

Ricci, Ronit

rijksdaalder (rix-dollar, coin)

,

,

,

roads. see infrastructure

Roberts, Michael

Robertson, Roland

Robinson, James A.

Rogers, John

,

Rossum, Matthias van

,

–

Rupesinghe, Nadeera

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

rural

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

salāgama

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

Salpity

–

,

,

,

saparamādu

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

.

commissioners

schoolmasters

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

Schreuder, Jan (governor)

,

–

,

,

Schrikker, Alicia

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

Scott, James

,

–

,

,

–

scribes (indigenous/Eurasian). see kanakkuppillai

Serrão, José Vicente

,

,

Sinhala (language)

,

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

Sinhalese (ethnicity)

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

,

customs

,

,

,

–

kings/kingdoms

,

Sinne, Wallie (litigant)

–

,

,

Sivasundaram, Sujit

,

,

–

,

–

Siyane

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

slash-and-burn agriculture. see hēna

slavery

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

.

enslaved & labour

,

forced

Smith, Edmond

,

,

smiths

,

black

,

,

gold

–

,

silver

āchāri

social

classification. see classification of social formation

history

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

mobility

,

,

–

,

–

,

standing

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

.

caste hierarchy/status

system passim.

caste

soil

,

sowing fields. see kumburu

Stoler, Ann Laura

Strathern, Alan

–

,

–

,

structuralism

–

stuivers (coin)

surplus

,

,

,

Sutherland, Heather

,

–

swidden agriculture. see hēna

Szonyi, Michael

,

,

,

,

–

Szreter, Simon

Talpe

–

,

,

tamblinjero

–

Tamil (ethnicity)

,

,

,

,

Tamil (language)

,

,

,

,

Tamil Nadu

,

taxation

–

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

,

,

collection of taxes

,

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

poll tax

–

taxable produce

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

tax evasion

–

,

tax exemption

,

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

tax farming

,

,

,

,

–

.

renters

ande

,

nely & ottu

temples

,

,

thombo, passim

as legal evidence

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

committee/commissioners

–

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

–

extracts

,

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

head (population)

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

keeper

–

,

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

,

–

,

–

,

–

,

land

–

,

,

–

,

“Landraad” series

registration process

–

,

,

resistance against

–

,

–

,

–

,

–

school

,

,

“Thombohouder” series

Tilly, Charles

–

timber

,

toddy

,

,

,

,

,

Tosun, Merve

–

trade

–

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

translators

,

,

,

,

,

–

,

,

transportation

,

,

,

Trincomalee

,

Trivellato, Francesca

,

,

tuin. see gewattu

Udugaha

,

–

,

,

–

uliyam

–

,

uprising. see revolt

urban

,

uxorilocal marriage. see binna

vellālar

,

vidāne

,

–

,

,

,

–

,

,

.

mahavidāne

village scribes. see kanakkuppillai

villages. see gama

Vink, Markus

,

,

virilocal marriage. see diga

Vito, Christian De

,

Wagenaar, Lodewijk

,

Washbrook, David

washers (caste). see radā

Wickramasinghe, Nira

,

,

–

,

,

,

Wickremesinge, Don Philip (mahavidāne)

,

,

widows

,

,

–

Yalman, Nur

Yannakakis, Yanna

,

,

,

zaaiveld. see kumburu

Zemon Davis, Natalie

–

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Lives, Land, and Labour: A Social History of Eighteenth-Century Sri Lanka

Series: European Expansion and Indigenous Response, Volume: 51

Cover Lives, Land, and Labour: A Social History of Eighteenth-Century Sri Lanka

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004754379

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 17 Feb 2026

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- Asian Studies
  - South Asia
  - History
- History

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