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The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. ... Central Province in 1905. Following the suppression of the Uva Rebellion, ...
Portuguese Ceylon. 1597–1658: Dutch Ceylon. 1658–1796: British Ceylon period. British Ceylon. 1815–1948: Sri Lanka since 1948 ... polity located near Kandy in ...
List of notable Dutch colonial buildings built by or during the Dutch Governorate of Ceylon in present-day Sri Lanka.The Dutch Ceylon was a Governorate established by the Dutch East India Company and lasted from 1640 until 1796.
The short lived North Eastern Province. The number of provinces remained static until September 1988 when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J. R. Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. [12]
The North Eastern Province was formally demerged into the Eastern and Northern provinces on 1 January 2007. Eastern Provincial Council Elections for a provincial council for the demerged Eastern Province were held on 10 May 2008. The Northern province was ruled directly from Colombo until 21 September 2013 when elections were held.
People from British Ceylon (11 C, 622 P) Prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon (2 C, 24 P) S. Sri Lankan independence movement (2 C, 23 P) T.
During British Ceylon, the Kegalle District was subdivided into Paranakuru Korale, Galboda Korale, Kinigoda Korale, Beligal Korale, Atulugam Korale, Dehigampal Korale, Panawal Korale and Lower Bulatgama Korale. Warakapola was part of Kiraweli Pattuwa, located in the Beligal Korale of the Kegalle District within the Sabaragamuwa Province.
In the 19th century Governor of Ceylon, Lord Arthur Hamilton-Gordon established the Uva province. Before that the divisions Bintenna, Wiyaluwa, Wellassa, Udukinda, Yatikinda belonged to Central Province and Wellawaya and Buttala belonged to the Southern Province .