British Ceylon

Summary

British Ceylon is a crown colony^[1]. It draws 942 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's continent is recorded as 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 flag image is recorded as Flag of Ceylon (1875–1948).svg^[9].
• British Ceylon's anthem is recorded as God Save the King^[10].
• British Ceylon's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of Ceylon (1875–1948).svg^[11].
• British Ceylon's seal image is recorded as Colonial Seal of Ceylon.svg^[12].
• British Ceylon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137707668^[13].
• British Ceylon's GND ID is recorded as 5265886-7^[14].
• British Ceylon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80061038^[15].
• British Ceylon's part of is recorded as British Empire^[16].
• +1815-03-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Ceylon^[17].
• British Ceylon was dissolved in +1948-02-04T00:00:00Z^[18].
• British Ceylon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.916666944444445, 'lon': 79.83333305555556}^[19].
• British Ceylon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027nwcy^[20].
• British Ceylon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Ceylon^[21].
• British Ceylon's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band^[22].
• British Ceylon's replaces is recorded as Kingdom of Kandy^[23].
• British Ceylon's replaced by is recorded as Dominion of Ceylon^[24].
• British Ceylon's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Sri Lanka^[25].
• British Ceylon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ceylon'}^[26].
• British Ceylon's office held by head of state is recorded as Governor of British Ceylon^[27].

Body

Founding

+1815-03-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Ceylon^[17].

Identity

British Ceylon's part of is recorded as British Empire^[16].

Dissolution

British Ceylon was dissolved in +1948-02-04T00:00:00Z^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for British Ceylon include Ceylon^[28], an unincorporated community^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

British Ceylon draws 942 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.^[31] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Ceylon^[28], an unincorporated community^[29], in United States^[30].