British colonial administration in Ceylon

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:administeredTerritory entire island of Ceylon
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Colombo
gptkbp:colonialType British colony
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Ceylon
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Ceylonese_rupee
gptkbp:endDate 1948
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_Ceylon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British colonial administration in Ceylon
gptkbp:notableBuilding railways
roads
plantations
gptkbp:notableCase Ceylon Legislative Council
Ceylon State Council
Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II military base
introduction of Western education
introduction of printing press
introduction of civil service
Ceylon independence movement
granting of universal adult franchise in 1931
importation of Indian Tamil laborers
introduction of Christian missionary schools
introduction of English legal system
introduction of coffee blight
introduction of plantation economy
gptkbp:notableExport gptkb:café
gptkb:cinnamon
rubber
coconut
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Frederick_North
gptkb:Robert_Brownrigg
gptkb:Andrew_Caldecott
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:precededBy Dutch colonial administration in Ceylon
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Soulbury_Constitution
gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Uva_Rebellion
gptkb:Donoughmore_Constitution
gptkbp:startDate 1796
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Frederick_Kelaart
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6