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Robert Knox Was Held Captive in Kandy

For nineteen and a half years

King Rajasinghe II held him in captivity in the Kandyan Kingdom from 1660 till he escaped through Vanni in 1679

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Robert Knox

by R Shanmugananthan, August 10, 2021See the source image

Robert Knox held captive in Kandy

 

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Further reading:

  1. Remembering Bala Anna 10 years On
  2. Sivakumaran’s Supreme Sacrifice
  3. Losing Santhia, Part Two

Posted August 11th, 2021.

Filed under Biography, History.

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