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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, ...
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.
After the British took control of the entire island of Ceylon in 1815, it was divided into three ethnic-based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. In 1829, the British established the Colebrooke–Cameron Commission to review the colonial government of Ceylon, including its administrative structures. [3]
Provinces are first level administrative divisions in Sri Lanka. They were first established by the British rulers of Ceylon in 1833. Over the next century most of the administrative functions were transferred to the districts, the second level administrative division.
The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was the head of the British colonial administration in Ceylon, reporting to the Colonial Office.
The Executive Council of Ceylon was the ... government in British Ceylon. ... Agent for the Central Province on the council and in 1883 the ...
Dutch Ceylon was taken by the British Empire, which extended control over the whole island, colonising it as British Ceylon from 1815 to 1948. A national movement for political independence arose in the early 20th century, and in 1948, Ceylon became a dominion. It was succeeded by the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.
British Ceylon period. British Ceylon. 1815–1948: Sri Lanka since 1948 ... Gampola is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province ...