Talk:Battle of Gannoruwa

Some suggestions
I saw this article in the GAN list. I don't do GA reviews, but I do have a few comments.

First, a map of some sort showing the political divisions of the time is practically a necessity for an article like this. It's nice to know where the battle site is, but that doesn't tell me how much of the island is under Portuguese control, and how much is controlled by others. (The linked articles to the kingdoms could also use such a map.)

Second, I am confused about the use of the word "country". Does it refer to Kandy (which is not under Portuguese control), or the island (which is not then a unified country)? If you mean the whole island, then you should use "island" instead of country; if Kandy, then "the kingdom" or something similar.

Third, if there are articles about the previous attempts to capture Kandy, they should be linked.

Fourth, the aftermath does not say what happens to the Kingdom of Kandy. Does it cease to exist, or does it become some sort of subsidiary state under Dutch control?

I'll also do a little copyediting, if you don't mind. The article is an interesting read.  Magic ♪piano 13:51, 19 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks again. Your copyedit is welcome :)  C h a m a l  talk 14:11, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) I'm working on finding a map. I can create one if there isn't a suitable one.
 * 2) "Country" does refer to the entire island. Although different parts of it were controlled at the time by different people, it was still one country. There were only different "Kingdoms", and the different rulers seem to have treated the entire island as one country. King Rajainghe II even considered himself the ruler of the whole island, even though he never controlled all of it. I think your suggestion is a better option.
 * 3) There are no articles about any of the battles that took place earlier (or after). I'm planning to create these in the future, but this will take time and some research. I'm not sure about even what the article names should be right now, so I'm not sure about adding them.
 * 4) The Kingdom existed until the country was surrendered to the British. The Kingdom did not fight any more battles with the Dutch or the British. I'll include the info about the surrender as soon as I find a good ref.


 * This book, if it is in a library near you, might be of use in finding historical maps. (In the US it is mainly in university libraries, according to Worldcat.) Cheers!  Magic ♪piano 16:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

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