Sri Lankan independence movement
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The Sri Lankan independence movement was a political and social campaign in British Ceylon that sought and ultimately achieved the island’s transition from colonial rule to self-governance in 1948.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan independence movement canonical | 2 |
| Ceylonese independence movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8930480 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sri Lankan independence movement Context triple: [Woodlands, Colombo, associatedWithEvent, Sri Lankan independence movement]
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A.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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B.
Karenni national liberation movement
The Karenni national liberation movement is a political and armed struggle by the Karenni (Kayah) ethnic minority in Myanmar seeking greater autonomy and rights for their people.
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C.
Kanak independence movement
The Kanak independence movement is a political and cultural struggle by the indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia to achieve self-determination and independence from French rule.
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D.
Lanka War
The Lanka War is the legendary conflict in the Indian epic Ramayana between Lord Rama’s forces and the demon king Ravana’s army in the kingdom of Lanka.
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E.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sri Lankan independence movement Target entity description: The Sri Lankan independence movement was a political and social campaign in British Ceylon that sought and ultimately achieved the island’s transition from colonial rule to self-governance in 1948.
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A.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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B.
Karenni national liberation movement
The Karenni national liberation movement is a political and armed struggle by the Karenni (Kayah) ethnic minority in Myanmar seeking greater autonomy and rights for their people.
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C.
Kanak independence movement
The Kanak independence movement is a political and cultural struggle by the indigenous Kanak people of New Caledonia to achieve self-determination and independence from French rule.
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D.
Lanka War
The Lanka War is the legendary conflict in the Indian epic Ramayana between Lord Rama’s forces and the demon king Ravana’s army in the kingdom of Lanka.
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E.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independence movement
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social movement ⓘ |
| country |
British Ceylon
NERFINISHED
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Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| endDate | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| follows | British annexation of the Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
independence from British rule
ⓘ
self-governance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ceylon National Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donoughmore Constitution agitation ⓘ Lanka Sama Samaja Party activities ⓘ Soulbury Commission negotiations ⓘ State Council constitutional struggles ⓘ constitutional reform campaigns in Ceylon ⓘ temperance movement in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ trade union activism in Ceylon ⓘ youth leagues in Ceylon ⓘ |
| ideology |
Buddhist nationalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceylonese nationalism ⓘ Tamil political mobilization ⓘ liberal constitutionalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sri Lankan constitutional development
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Sri Lankan national identity ⓘ post-independence politics of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon
NERFINISHED
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Ceylonese temperance movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ global anti-colonial movements ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
A. E. Goonesinha
NERFINISHED
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Anagarika Dharmapala NERFINISHED ⓘ Colvin R. de Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ D. S. Senanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudley Senanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ F. R. Senanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ G. G. Ponnambalam NERFINISHED ⓘ James Peiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Goonewardene NERFINISHED ⓘ N. M. Perera NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Gunawardena NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponnambalam Arunachalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponnambalam Ramanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ T. B. Jayah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| location |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
constitutional agitation
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negotiation with British authorities ⓘ parliamentary politics ⓘ petitions and deputations ⓘ public meetings and protests ⓘ strikes and labour agitation ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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British colonial administration in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
Dominion of Ceylon established
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adoption of the Soulbury Constitution ⓘ transfer of power from British colonial rule to Ceylonese leaders ⓘ |
| result | independence of Ceylon ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ceylon Independence Act 1947
NERFINISHED
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Donoughmore Constitution of 1931 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soulbury Commission of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II political mobilization in Ceylon ⓘ formation of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress in 1944 ⓘ formation of the Ceylon Labour Party in 1928 ⓘ formation of the Ceylon National Congress in 1919 ⓘ formation of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party in 1935 ⓘ formation of the Sinhala Maha Sabha in 1936 ⓘ granting of Dominion status to Ceylon in 1948 ⓘ |
| startDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Sri Lankan independence movement Description of subject: The Sri Lankan independence movement was a political and social campaign in British Ceylon that sought and ultimately achieved the island’s transition from colonial rule to self-governance in 1948.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Don Stephen Senanayake
this entity surface form:
Ceylonese independence movement