British control of Sri Lanka
GPTKB entity
Properties (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
ethnic tensions
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
gptkb:Sinhalese_nationalists
|
| gptkbp:established |
tea plantations
Kandyan Wars |
| gptkbp:finish |
1948
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
independence movement
post-colonial challenges |
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1815
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British control of Sri Lanka
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
international relations
global trade political landscape global events legal systems colonial policies cultural_exchange |
| gptkbp:introduced |
railways
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
economic policies administrative divisions British_military_presence British_governors land_grants_to_British_settlers |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
plantation economy
administrative reforms economic exploitation racial divisions economic dependency |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
infrastructure development
cultural assimilation economic changes increased literacy rates increased foreign investment social changes increased agricultural production migration_of_Tamil_laborers |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
local population
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
gptkb:English_language
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
urbanization
economic disparities cultural institutions cultural preservation efforts cultural hybridization education reforms land ownership changes colonial_administration cultural_exchanges_with_Britain |
| gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of |
nationalist movements
local elites Western education cash crops colonial infrastructure plantation schools Christian_missions |
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
economic growth
social stratification land reforms cultural conflicts administrative changes protests and uprisings |