Episode 3 of 3
Crown colony status and initial limits
- When
- 1796
- Where
- British possessions in Ceylon
British Ceylon began in 1796 but initially excluded the Kingdom of Kandy, which was a protectorate.
British Ceylon refers to the imperial possessions of the United Kingdom in the island of Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, between 1796 and 4 February 1948. Initially the area covered did not include the Kingdom of Kandy, which was a protectorate; only from 1817 to 1948 did the British possessions include the whole island.
Sources
- British Ceylon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
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