British Ceylon: All Data
This page is about the data available for this polity; the chronology of its events is available here.
Was the British Crown colony of present-day Sri Lanka between 1796 and 4 February 1948. The British gained control of Sri Lanka in two steps: the coastal area was initally a Dutch possession and was handed over to the British when the Netherlands were occupied by France during the Napoleonic Wars, whereas the interior of the island, controlled by the Kingdom of Kandy, was conquered later with the Kandyan Wars. The colony became independent in 1948.
1. Genealogy
2. Maps of Political Control Over Time
British Ceylon : Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity
British Ceylon : Maximal Extension of the Polity
3. Monthly Summaries
4. Lists and Timelines
5. Rankings
British Ceylon : Top wars ordered by largest reached area
British Ceylon : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes
British Ceylon : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference
6. Time Series
British Ceylon : Time Series of all Territorial Changes
British Ceylon : time series of its population and area throughout history
