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Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. As Ceylon was a predominantly Buddhist nation, the title "Defender of the Faith" was dropped, as it reflected the monarch's position as the supreme governor of the Church of England. The phrase "By the Grace of God" was also omitted. [53]
Monarchy of Ceylon may refer to: Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972), the period of Sri Lankan history, during which the Dominion of Ceylon shared a monarch with the United Kingdom. The Sinhalese monarchy; Sri Lankan monarchs; List of Sri Lankan monarchs
The following is an incomplete list of women monarchs who are well known from popular writings, although many ancient and poorly documented ruling monarchs (such as those from Africa and Oceania) are omitted. Section 1 lists monarchs who ruled in their own right, such as queens regnant. Section 2 lists legendary monarchs.
1954 - James Lamb, Director, Tea Research Institute of Ceylon. 1954 - Pararajasingam Nadesan, Director of Civil Aviation and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister. 1954 - Hanwedige Henry Oliver Waitson Peiris. For services to Commerce. 1954 - John Marcus Senaveratna, MBE. For services to the study of the history of Ceylon.
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
The official currency of Ceylon was the Ceylon Rupee. The Rupee evolved from the Indian Rupee , when in 1929 a new Ceylon Rupee was formed when it was separated from the Indian Rupee. [ 15 ] In 1950, the Currency Board, set up in 1872 as a part of the Indian monetary system, was replaced by the Central Bank of Ceylon , granting the country ...
History portal; Royalty portal; From 1948 to 1972 the British monarch was the head of state of Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. The monarch was represented in Ceylon by a governor-general. See also Category:Governors-General of Ceylon
King of Ceylon is a title that may refer to: the head of state of Ceylon from 1948 to 1952 George VI, the only person to hold this position between 1948 and 1952; Elizabeth II was Queen of Ceylon from 1952 to 1972; see Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972) any king of Sri Lanka, see List of Sri Lankan monarchs