However, it was only the British who succeeded in conquering it in its entirety in 1815, breaking a chain of nearly 2,300 years of monarchial rule.
Known in ancient times as Taprobane and Serendib, this country was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British successively. However, it was only the British who succeeded in conquering it in its entirety in 1815, breaking a chain of nearly 2,300 years of monarchial rule. A bastion of Theravada Buddhism, the population is split between the two major ethnic groups, the Sinhalese and the Tamil on, for ten points, what used to be known as Ceylon, namely, this Indian Ocean island-nation with capital at Colombo.
Known in ancient times as Taprobane and Serendib, this country was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British successively.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of {Sri Lanka}