Betwixt Isles: The Story of the Kandyan Prisoners in MauritiusOn the exile of Ăhălepola, 1773-1829, a nobleman in the Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Mauritius. |
Contents
Prelude | 1 |
Interlopers and Aliens | 7 |
Serendipitous Beginnings | 20 |
The Maha Nilame | 24 |
Rebels With a Cause | 28 |
In His Fathers Footsteps | 32 |
The Trailblazers | 35 |
The Reluctant Leader | 46 |
A Prince in Exile | 169 |
Table Wants | 180 |
In Medical Charge | 186 |
The Health of the Prisoners | 192 |
The Prince at Peace | 212 |
Obsequies and Wills | 226 |
Interpreter Mudaliyar | 235 |
Superintendents | 248 |
The Aging Noble | 53 |
The Wily Ones | 57 |
Rebellious Clans | 61 |
The Smaller Fry | 70 |
Follow the Leaders | 76 |
Creature Comforts | 91 |
Tuppotti and Toppi | 104 |
The Abode of the Prisoners | 117 |
The Maha Nilame Arrives | 133 |
The House in Pamplemousses | 148 |
The Commission of Enquiry | 269 |
Epilogue | 274 |
References | 281 |
Index | 331 |
Abbreviations used in Charts | 342 |
Picture Photo Courtesy | 348 |
Maps | 349 |
Figures Plans | 351 |
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