Ceylon was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In...

Coconut trees and later a stupa. When Ceylon was granted independence from Britain as a dominion in 1948, the need of a new national emblem arose. A committee...

British Ceylon, 1815–1875 Flag of British Ceylon, 1875–1948 Sri Lanka (since 1948) Historical flags of Sri Lanka Flag of the Dominion of Ceylon, 1948–1951...

Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies...

reporting to the Colonial Office. With Ceylon gaining self-rule and dominion status with the creation of Dominion of Ceylon in 1948, this office was replaced...

in Ceylon, also known as the 58 riots, refer to the first island-wide ethnic riots and pogrom to target the minority Tamils in the Dominion of Ceylon after...

establishment of the Dominion of Ceylon with Britain granting independence in 1948, work began to establish a regular military. The Army Act No. 17 of 1949 was...

into English as Ceylon. As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. The country...

2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024. "SLNS Gajabahu returns from Red Sea". Ceylon Today. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024. "Red Sea crisis: SLN prepped...

Dominion and became a republic in 1972. Ceylon may also refer to: Portuguese Ceylon (Ceilão), a Portuguese colony between 1505 and 1658 Dutch Ceylon (Zeylan)...