Rate Mahatmaya
Rate Mahatmaya was a traditional office and title from the Kingdom of Kandy which became part of the British colonial administration within the Kandyan and central region of Ceylon. == History == Persons were appointed to the title and office by the King during the Kingdom of Kandy, these appointees headed the administration of a large locality known as Korale, which was a division of the province of the Kingdom known as a Dissava and as such he would be subordinate to the local Dissava.