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.
Questions on the article name edit
I moved this article back to Uva Province, where it was originally, because most of the other articles for provinces of Sri Lanka are in the "FOO Province" format. It was moved back with a suggestion that this one should be different. What are the reasons that this one should be different than the others? And if excluding "Province" is more appropriate, why is it not in the format Uva, Sri Lanka to match the other provinces like North Western Province, Sri Lanka and Southern Province, Sri Lanka? Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:31, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- Good question. Sabaragamuwa article is also in the same format. I'm not sure whether there is a strict format for provinces in Sri Lanka. --Lee (talk) 04:02, 18 January 2012 (UTC)
- I moved both articles to its current format. Other than Uva and Sabaragamuwa the rest of the provinces are all based on geography, North, South, East, West, Central etc. Therefore that is why the Province, Sri Lanka part is after its name, to differentiate them from similar subdivisions in other countries. The previously stated two and not Geographically based therefore don't need the province part because it is easily identified as one.--Blackknight12 (talk) 13:03, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- Why couldn't Uva Province be used to have "Province" act as a disambiguation rather than "(Sri Lanka)"? And if Sri Lanka is added as a disambiguation, why not Uva, Sri Lanka to match the format of the others? Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:12, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- I moved both articles to its current format. Other than Uva and Sabaragamuwa the rest of the provinces are all based on geography, North, South, East, West, Central etc. Therefore that is why the Province, Sri Lanka part is after its name, to differentiate them from similar subdivisions in other countries. The previously stated two and not Geographically based therefore don't need the province part because it is easily identified as one.--Blackknight12 (talk) 13:03, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
- OK, since there hasn't been a response here, I'm going to move it to Uva Province again. Which was, after all, where the category was originally. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:32, 15 February 2012 (UTC)