office of Governor-General of Ceylon
E386440
The office of Governor-General of Ceylon was the post-independence viceregal position representing the British monarch as head of state in Ceylon until the country became a republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| office of Governor-General of Ceylon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3775131 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: office of Governor-General of Ceylon Context triple: [Governor of Ceylon, replacedBy, office of Governor-General of Ceylon]
-
A.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
-
B.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
-
C.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
-
D.
Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand
The Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand is the official administrative body that supports the Governor-General in carrying out the constitutional, ceremonial, and community roles of the Crown in New Zealand.
-
E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: office of Governor-General of Ceylon Target entity description: The office of Governor-General of Ceylon was the post-independence viceregal position representing the British monarch as head of state in Ceylon until the country became a republic.
-
A.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
-
B.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
-
C.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
-
D.
Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand
The Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand is the official administrative body that supports the Governor-General in carrying out the constitutional, ceremonial, and community roles of the Crown in New Zealand.
-
E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional office
ⓘ
viceregal office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
1972 Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Ceylonese independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| capitalSeat | Colombo ⓘ |
| category |
Governor-General of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Governors-General of Ceylon
Politics of Ceylon ⓘ
surface form:
Political history of Sri Lanka
|
| constitutionalStatus | representative of the Crown ⓘ |
| country |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| createdBy |
Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
ⓘ
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1972-05-22 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore ⓘ |
| flag |
Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the Governor-General of Ceylon
|
| followedBy |
Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
office of President of Sri Lanka
|
| governmentTypeContext | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| headOfStateRoleFor |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| inception | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| lastHolder | William Gopallawa ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Constitution of 1947
|
| location | Colombo ⓘ |
| membership | Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) ⓘ |
| monarchsRepresented |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ |
| nativeName | Governor-General of Ceylon ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHolders |
Lord Soulbury
ⓘ
Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore ⓘ Sir Oliver Goonetilleke ⓘ William Gopallawa ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth realm system of government ⓘ |
| precededBy | office of Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Presidential Secretariat, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
office of President of Sri Lanka
|
| represents | British monarch ⓘ |
| residence | Queen's House, Colombo ⓘ |
| role |
appointing other ministers on advice of the Prime Minister
ⓘ
appointing the Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ commander-in-chief of the Ceylon Armed Forces ⓘ de facto head of state of Ceylon ⓘ granting royal assent to legislation ⓘ |
| stateHeadTitleFor | Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| successorState |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| symbol |
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
|
| termLength | served at the pleasure of the monarch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: office of Governor-General of Ceylon Description of subject: The office of Governor-General of Ceylon was the post-independence viceregal position representing the British monarch as head of state in Ceylon until the country became a republic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.