Ceylon
polity · 1650 AD–1944 AD
Ceylon, a polity recorded 1650 AD–1944 AD: 8 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon | 1650 AD–1699 AD | — |
| Ceylon (Dutch) | 1650 AD–1699 AD | — |
| Ceylon | 1700 AD–1714 AD | — |
| Ceylon (Dutch) | 1700 AD–1714 AD | — |
| Ceylon | 1715 AD–1782 AD | — |
| Ceylon (Dutch) | 1715 AD–1814 AD | — |
| Ceylon | 1815 AD–1944 AD | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1650 AD–1699 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1650 AD | — |
| 1650 AD–1699 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1650 AD | Subject to Netherlands. |
| 1700 AD–1714 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1700 AD | — |
| 1700 AD–1714 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1700 AD | Subject to Netherlands. |
| 1715 AD–1782 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1715 AD | — |
| 1715 AD–1782 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1715 AD | Subject to Netherlands. |
| 1783 AD–1814 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1783 AD | Subject to Netherlands. |
| 1815 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1815 AD | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.