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Ceylon Defence Force

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Ceylon Defence Force

Summary

Ceylon Defence Force is an army[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (army category, ranking #175 of 254).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ceylon Defence Force is in the country of British Ceylon[3].
  • Ceylon Defence Force's instance of is recorded as army[4].
  • +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ceylon Defence Force[5].
  • Ceylon Defence Force's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[6].
  • Ceylon Defence Force's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ceylon Defence Force[7].
  • Ceylon Defence Force's replaced by is recorded as Sri Lanka Army[8].

Body

Founding

+1881-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ceylon Defence Force[5].

Why It Matters

Ceylon Defence Force draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (army category, ranking #175 of 254).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · EpicDream86 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → army
    Wikidata description → military unit
    Country → British Ceylon
    Replaced by → Sri Lanka Army
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P576]]: 11 April 1949"
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