SRI LANKA ~ Gold Watch - Colombo National Museum ~

... A  nice "vintage" postcard... a Gold watch once owned by the last ruler of the Kingdom of Kandy, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha... the King was eventually deposed by the British under the terms of the Kandyan Convention, in 1815, ending over 2300 years of Sinhalese monarchy on the island... the island was incorporated into the British Empire, and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was succeeded by George III, as monarch of British Ceylon... many treasures like these can be seen at The Colombo National museum... Thanks Ravindra!!❁◕ ‿ ◕❁

The Colombo Museum as it was called at the beginning was established on 1st January 1877. It founder was Sir William Henry Gregory, the British Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the time.

National Museum of Colombo is the largest museum in Sri Lanka. It is maintained by the Department of National Museum of the central government. The museum holds a collections of much importance to Sri Lanka such as the regalia of the country, including the throne and crown of the Kandyan monarchs as well as many other exhibits telling the story of ancient Sri Lanka.

Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1780-1832) was the last of four Kings, to rule the last Sinhalese monarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

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