Portuguese Ceylon

Summary

Portuguese Ceylon is a colony^[1]. It draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #69 of 146).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portuguese Ceylon is in the country of Portuguese Empire^[3].
• Portuguese Ceylon's instance of is recorded as colony^[4].
• Portuguese Ceylon's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Portuguese Ceylon.png^[5].
• Portuguese Ceylon's Commons category is recorded as Portuguese Ceylon^[6].
• +1505-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portuguese Ceylon^[7].
• Portuguese Ceylon was dissolved in +1658-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Portuguese Ceylon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.1888888888888887, 'lon': 102.38444444444445}^[9].
• Portuguese Ceylon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027nwc7^[10].
• Portuguese Ceylon's significant event is recorded as Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom^[11].
• Portuguese Ceylon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Portuguese Ceylon^[12].
• Portuguese Ceylon's territory claimed by is recorded as Portuguese Empire^[13].
• Portuguese Ceylon's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Portuguese Ceylon^[14].
• Portuguese Ceylon's Numista ruling authority ID is recorded as 597^[15].

Body

Geography

Portuguese Ceylon is in the country of Portuguese Empire^[3].

Designation and Status

Portuguese Ceylon's instance of is recorded as colony^[4].

History and Context

+1505-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Portuguese Ceylon^[7].

Why It Matters

Portuguese Ceylon draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #69 of 146).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]