a city of Ceylon, near the centre of the island, and about 65 miles E.N.E. of Colombo. It was the capital of the kings of Kandy till 1815, when it came into the possession of the English. The town stands on the margin of an artificial lake, and is almost surrounded by an amphitheatre of steep and lofty hills. Since 1815 many good buildings have been erected, and several streets formed; but the ordinary dwellings are mere mud huts. The royal palace, once a building of great magnificence, has been in a great measure allowed to fall into decay. See Ceylon.