British Ceylon

Summary

British Ceylon is a crown colony^[1]. It draws 3,358 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #6 of 44).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Ceylon is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Ceylon is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• British Ceylon's instance of is recorded as crown colony^[5].
• British Ceylon's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[6].
• British Ceylon's instance of is recorded as former entity^[7].
• British Ceylon's capital is recorded as Colombo^[8].
• British Ceylon's anthem is recorded as God Save the King^[9].
• British Ceylon is part of British Empire^[10].
• March 10, 1815 marks the founding of British Ceylon^[11].
• British Ceylon was dissolved in February 4, 1948^[12].
• British Ceylon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.916666944444445, 'lon': 79.83333305555556}^[13].
• British Ceylon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Ceylon^[14].
• British Ceylon's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band^[15].
• British Ceylon's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Kandy^[16].
• British Ceylon's replaced by is recorded as Dominion of Ceylon^[17].
• British Ceylon's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Sri Lanka^[18].
• British Ceylon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ceylon'}^[19].
• British Ceylon's office held by head of state is recorded as Governor of British Ceylon^[20].
• British Ceylon's language used is recorded as English^[21].
• British Ceylon's language used is recorded as Sinhala^[22].
• British Ceylon's language used is recorded as Tamil^[23].
• British Ceylon's Commonwealth Sport country code is recorded as CEY^[24].

Body

Founding

March 10, 1815 marks the founding of British Ceylon^[11].

Identity

British Ceylon is part of British Empire^[10].

Dissolution

British Ceylon was dissolved in February 4, 1948^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for British Ceylon include Ceylon^[25], an unincorporated community^[26], in United States^[27].

Why It Matters

British Ceylon draws 3,358 Wikipedia views per month (crown_colony category, ranking #6 of 44).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Ceylon^[25], an unincorporated community^[26], in United States^[27].