Appuhami

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).

Those serving here placed four water clock plates in the pond and to inform the time, they rang a bell.

The Lacquer-craftsmen Archers living in Matale Hapuvida Village supplied lacquer-worked decorated handles for carrying the items.

The Appuhamy officers belonged to families with proven loyalty and sacrificial devotion to the King.

[13] The post of becoming an Appuhamy was competitive and highly contested as they were the starting points of other vital position within the King's kingdom.

When King Veera Parakrama Narendra Singha presented the opinion that it would suffice if Appuhamy's served the King every alternate month, in shifts, like other officers within the kingdom, the Appuhamy's collectively declined the proposition with the reason that they would fall into the same despicable level of lethargy and inefficiency as other officers.

During the time of King Rajadhi Raja Singha in his Hathapenage Murapola, there were 112 Appuhamy's in service.

Appuhamys enjoyed various rights, privileges, and incomes generated from their lands and services to the king.

[vague] They were bound to bring the pingo of rice (kath hal) as a rajakariya, the duty to the royals.

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 ]
Ehelepola Maha Nilame was an Appuhamy for HM at the beginning of his career.