Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)

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Dutch colonial territory former colony historical region

Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Dutch Ceylon 0 7
Ceylon 0 5
Colombo 0 1
Dutch expansion in Ceylon 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial territory →
former colony →
historical region →
administeredBy Dutch East India Company →
beganWithConquestOf Portuguese Ceylon →
capital Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Colombo
cededTo Kingdom of Great Britain →
colonialAdministrationType VOC-controlled territory →
colonialPower Dutch Republic →
conqueredFrom Portugal →
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
economicMonopolyOn cinnamon production →
endOfDutchControl late 18th century →
governedBy Governor of Dutch Ceylon →
hadFort Colombo →
surface form: Colombo Fort

Galle →
surface form: Galle Fort

Jaffna →
surface form: Jaffna Fort

Trincomalee →
surface form: Trincomalee Fort
knownFor extensive network of coastal forts →
introduction of Roman-Dutch legal traditions to Sri Lanka →
legalSystemInfluence Roman-Dutch law →
locatedInPresentDay Dominion of Ceylon →
surface form: Sri Lanka
locatedOn island of Sri Lanka →
mainEconomicActivity cinnamon trade →
mainExport cinnamon →
majorPort Batticaloa →
Colombo →
Galle →
Jaffna →
Trincomalee →
notIncluding Kingdom of Kandy (interior Sri Lanka) →
otherExports areca nut →
elephants →
pearls →
partOf Dutch East Indies →
surface form: Dutch colonial empire
predecessor Portuguese Ceylon →
regionIncluded coastal areas of Sri Lanka →
religiousPolicy promotion of Dutch Reformed Church →
startOfDutchControl mid-17th century →
strategicFor Indian Ocean trade routes →
strategicImportance control of maritime routes between East and West →
successorState British Ceylon →
timePeriod 17th century →
18th century →
usedLanguage Dutch →
Sinhala →
Tamil →

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch colonial government → appliedToTerritory → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) → capital → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Colombo
Sinhalese people → colonialExperience → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Dutch Republic → colonialPossession → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
Portuguese Ceylon → followedBy → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Dutch colonial empire → hasPart → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Sri Lankan Moors → historicalPresence → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Dutch–Portuguese War → mainTheater → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Ceylon
VOC → majorBase → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Ceylon
VOC → monopolyInCountry → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Ceylon
Joan Maetsuycker → participatedIn → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch expansion in Ceylon
British Ceylon → predecessor → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Joan Maetsuycker → residence → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Ceylon
Portuguese Ceylon → successorState → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Dutch Ceylon
Joan Maetsuycker → workLocation → Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) →
this entity surface form: Ceylon