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  2. Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972) - Wikipedia

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    [159] [160] [161] In the motion of condolence in the Parliament of Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II of Ceylon, as the "last of our royal line" which began with King Vijaya, and said, "As Queen of Ceylon, her reign signified the transformation of our country from Ceylon to Sri Lanka". [162] [163]

  3. List of Sri Lankan monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the traveller-monk Xuanzang, who attempted to visit Sri Lanka about 642, was told by Sri Lankan monks (possibly at Kanchipuram) that there was trouble in the kingdom, so he desisted; [30] this accords with the period of struggle for the throne between Aggabodhi III Sirisanghabo, Jettha Tissa III and Dathopa Tissa I Hatthadpath in ...

  4. Ceylonese recipients of British titles - Wikipedia

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    These were the last conferred under King George VI's reign as King of Ceylon, as he died on 6 February 1952. Knight Bachelor. 1952 - Sir V. Coomaraswamy CMG, Deputy High Commissioner for Ceylon in the United Kingdom. [10] [11] 1952 - Sir Lalitha Abhaya Rajapakse KC , Minister of Justice. 1952 - Sir Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala, CMG.

  5. James Peiris - Wikipedia

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    [1] [16] Peiris was appointed a justice of the peace for the whole island Govonor and was knighted in the 1925 Birthday Honours by King George V. He was the first Ceylonese occupant of Queens House as acting governor. [2] [3] Peiris was first to propose the creation of a University College in Colombo and the means of financing it.

  6. Governors of British Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    George V: 24 Hugh Clifford (1866–1941) 30 November 1925 June 1927 1 year, 6 months George V: Arthur George Murchison Fletcher (1878–1954) Acting: June 1927 20 August 1928 1 year, 2 months George V: 25 Herbert Stanley (1872–1955) 20 August 1928 11 February 1931 2 years, 175 days George V: Bernard Henry Bourdillon (1883–1948) Acting: 11 ...

  7. The True Story of King George V's Pet Parrot - AOL

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    The story of King George V and his parrot goes as follows: When the future King was serving in the Royal Navy in his youth, he traveled the world. At age 17, he was a midshipman on HMS Bucchante ...

  8. List of Sinhalese monarchs by length of reign - Wikipedia

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    Sri Sangha Tissa I: Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 248 252 1,460 4 Years 65 55: Sri Sangha Bodhi I (Sirisanghabodhi) Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 252 254 730 2 Years 66 56: Gotabhaya: Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 254 267 4,745 13 Years 67 57: Jettha Tissa I (Detuthis) Anuradhapura: Lambakanna I: 267 276 3,650 10 Years 68 58: Mahasen: Anuradhapura ...

  9. King outlines challenges facing the world in letter to Sri ...

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    The Princess Royal’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka is the royal family’s first overseas tour of 2024, King outlines challenges facing the world in letter to Sri Lankan president Skip to main ...