King of Ceylon
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The King of Ceylon was the monarch who served as the ceremonial head of state of Ceylon during its period as a constitutional monarchy under British rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King-Emperor of Ceylon | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial head of state
ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ |
| alsoMonarchOf |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Commonwealth realms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointed | Governor-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Monarchy in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | adoption of republican constitution of Sri Lanka in 1972 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| firstMonarch | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagCaption | Royal Standard of the King of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarch ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Dominion of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| lastMonarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | based on British constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtAbolition | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringIndependence | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1972-05-22 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| officeType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfRealm |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
Commonwealth realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitutional monarchy in Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy | Governor-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Buckingham Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | ceremonial head of state ⓘ |
| style |
Her Majesty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
His Majesty ⓘ |
| successorState | Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleUsedDuring | Dominion of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King-Emperor of Ceylon