GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Following the Portuguese and Dutch, which European nation colonized and ruled Sri Lanka until 1948?
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Germany
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Great Britain
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France
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Belgium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Following the Kandyan Wars, the island was united under British rule in 1815. Armed uprisings against the British took place in 1818 Uva Rebellion and 1848 Matale Rebellion. Independence was finally granted in 1948 but the country remained a Dominion of the British Empire until 1972.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Dutch presence in Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) lasted 150 years, officially from 1658 when the Dutch expelled the Portuguese, until 1796, the year of the British occupation.
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