Sailan British
Jajahan Sailan Colony of Ceylon | |||||||||||||
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| 1796–1948 | |||||||||||||
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| Lagu kebangsaan: God Save the King/Queen (1796–1948) | |||||||||||||
British Ceylon, c. 1914 | |||||||||||||
| Status | British Colony | ||||||||||||
| Ibu negara | Colombo | ||||||||||||
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| Kerajaan | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Raja | |||||||||||||
• 1796–20 | George III (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1936–48 | George VI (last) | ||||||||||||
| Gabenor | |||||||||||||
• 1798–1805 | Frederick North (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1944–48 | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (last) | ||||||||||||
| Perdana Menteri | |||||||||||||
• 1947–48 | Don Stephen Senanayake | ||||||||||||
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| Era Sejarah | British Ceylon period | ||||||||||||
• Capture of Dutch Ceylon | 5 March 1796 | ||||||||||||
• Establishment of Dual Administration | 1798 | ||||||||||||
• Proclamation of the Crown Colony | 25 Mac 1802 | ||||||||||||
• Signing of Kandyan Convention | 2 Mac 1815 | ||||||||||||
• Kemerdekaan | 4 February 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Keluasan | |||||||||||||
| 1881 | 65,610 km2 (25,330 bt2) | ||||||||||||
| 1891 | 65,610 km2 (25,330 bt2) | ||||||||||||
| 1901 | 65,610 km2 (25,330 bt2) | ||||||||||||
| 1924 | 65,992 km2 (25,480 bt2) | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | 65,610 km2 (25,330 bt2) | ||||||||||||
| Populasi | |||||||||||||
• 1881 | 2,759,700 orang | ||||||||||||
• 1891 | 3,007,800 orang | ||||||||||||
• 1901 | 3,565,900 orang | ||||||||||||
• 1924 | 4,574,550 orang | ||||||||||||
• 1946 | 6,657,300 orang | ||||||||||||
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| Sekarang sebahagian dari | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||
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Sailan British (Bahasa Sinhala: බ්රිතාන්ය ලංකාව, Brithānya Laṃkāva; Tamil: பிரித்தானிய இலங்கை, rumi: Birithaniya Ilangai; bahasa Inggeris: British Ceylon) atau nama ringkasnya Sailan (Jawi: سايلن, bahasa Inggeris: Ceylon) merupakan jajahan mahkota Empayar British duluan kepada negara Sri Lanka moden yang ditubuhkan dari 1796 hingga 4 February 1948.