British rule in Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_rule_in_Sri_Lanka
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:British_Ceylon
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Colombo
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Ceylon_rupee
gptkbp:education British model
gptkbp:endDate 1948
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_British_Ceylon
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Frederick_North
gptkb:Robert_Brownrigg
gptkb:Andrew_Caldecott
gptkb:Henry_George_Ward
gptkbp:grantedIndependenceTo gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British rule in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:importedLabor gptkb:Indian_Tamils
gptkbp:introducedCrop gptkb:café
rubber
coconut
gptkbp:legalSystem English law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Jaffna
gptkb:Kandy
gptkb:Galle
gptkbp:market gptkb:café
gptkb:cinnamon
rubber
coconut
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Ceylonese_independence_movement
gptkb:Uva_Rebellion
gptkb:Matale_Rebellion
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Colombo_Fort
gptkb:Temple_Trees
Queen's House
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Soulbury_Constitution
gptkb:Donoughmore_Constitution
Colebrooke-Cameron reforms
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:populationCensusYear first census in 1871
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Kandyan_Kingdom
gptkbp:religiousPolicy gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Ceylonese_independence_movement
gptkb:Kandyan_Convention
gptkb:Uva_Rebellion
gptkbp:startDate 1815
gptkbp:transportation railways
roads
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Annexation_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6