British Ceylon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Ceylon

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British colony
gptkbp:area	65,610 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Colombo
gptkbp:colonialStatus	British colony
gptkbp:continent	gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Ceylon_rupee
gptkbp:demonym	Ceylonese
gptkbp:endDate	1948
gptkbp:event	gptkb:Independence_of_Ceylon gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkbp:firstGovernor	gptkb:Sir_Robert_Brownrigg
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_British_Ceylon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Ceylon
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Sir_Henry_Monck-Mason_Moore
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainExports	gptkb:café rubber coconut
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:பிரித்தானிய_இலங்கை gptkb:බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය_ලංකාව
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:population	6,657,339
gptkbp:populationCensusYear	1946
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kandy
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Hinduism gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:startDate	1815
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon gptkb:Kandy_Kingdom gptkb:Lend-Lease gptkb:State_Council_of_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Kandyan_period gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5