Talk:Uva Province

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The provincial history records a 1818 uprising against the British colonial government which had been controlling the formally indipendant Udarata ( Singhalese for Up-Country ), of which Uva was a province. The uprising weas led by Keppetipola Dissawe - a leader that the Singhalese celebrate even today - who was sent initially by the British Government to stop the uprising. The rebels captured Matale and Kandy before Keppetipola fell ill, and was captured - and beheaded by the British. His scull was abnormal - as it was wider than usual - and was sent to Britain for testing. It was returned to Sri Lanka after independance, and now rests in the Kandiyan Museum.