Appuhamy

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Appuhamy, also referred as Appuhami,(Sinhala: අප්පුහාමි) from Appu (Gentleman) and Hami (Lord)[1][2][3][4](Hamie is a derivation of Sanskrit word Swami) is a Sinhala surname or an honorific term for men used traditionally between 14th and 20th centuries in Sri Lanka (Ceylon).[5][6][7][8][9] It is also a term used for Dugganna Nilame of Kandyan era kings.[10]

An Appuhamy - ca. 1830 (Painted) Victoria and Albert Museum London.
In later periods, Prince Don John, who later became Don John Appuhamy prior to his winning the Kandyan throne under the name of King Wimaladharmasuriya, was renowned as above, according to Baldius.[11]
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  10. ^ Panabokke (1880). Níti-nighaṇḍuva; Or: The Vocabulary of Law, as it Existed in the Last Days of The Kandyan Kingdom. Ceylon: William Henry Herbert, Government Printer, Ceylon. p. xiii.
  11. ^ Udarata Maha Karalla by Prof Tennakoon Wimalananda