Ehelepola Harem (Ratnapura)
The building known as Ehelepola Harem is situated in Ratnapura Town. It is believed to have been used as the harem of Ehelepola (1773-1829 A.D.)
E helepola Harem (Sinhala: ඇහැළේපොල අදිකාරම්ගේ අන්තඃපුර මාළිගාව) is situated near Ferguson High School premises in Ratnapura Town, Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been used as the harem of Ehelepola Nilame (1773-1829 A.D.), a courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy . History Ehelepola Nilame Ehelapola, who held the position of Pallegampahe Adigar was the Maha Nilame from 1811 to 1814 during the reign of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy, the last king of Sri Lanka. He joined a rebellion against King Rajasinha in the Sabaragamuva province although he was sent there by the king to conquer it. It is said that Ehelepola played a pivotal role in assisting the British in launching an invasion against the Kingdom of Kandy, leading to the overthrow of Rajasinha and the subjugation of Kandy to the British monarchy through the Kandyan Convention, an agreement signed on 10 March 1815 between the British and the Chiefs of the Kandyan Kingdom. However, some records from Sri Lankan history indicate that he coll…