Madugalle Nilame

Madugalle Udagabada Nilame (Sinhala:මඩුගල්ලේ උඩගබඩා නිලමෙ), more widely known as Madugalle Nilame was a Nilame, an official under the rule of King Sri Wikrama Rajasinghe and later under the British Administration in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). He was a leader of the Uva rebellion of 1818. He joined the rebels whom the British sent him to suppress. The rebellion was defeated by the British, and Madugalle along with several other leaders of the rebellion were convicted of insurrection.