British Ceylon

Target entity: British Ceylon
Context triple: [Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon), successorState, British Ceylon]

• A. Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
  Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
• B. Dominion of Ceylon
  The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
• C. Portuguese Ceylon
  Portuguese Ceylon was the period of Portuguese colonial rule over parts of the island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) from the early 16th to mid-17th century, marked by control of coastal regions and the spice trade.
• D. British India
  British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
• E. British Malaya
  British Malaya was a group of British-controlled territories on the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands that became a major center of rubber and tin production before forming the core of modern Malaysia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: British Ceylon
Target entity description: British Ceylon was the British colonial possession in the Indian Ocean that encompassed the island of present-day Sri Lanka from the late 18th century until its independence in 1948.

• A. Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
  Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon) was a former Dutch colonial territory on the island of Sri Lanka, controlled mainly for its strategic ports and lucrative cinnamon trade from the mid-17th to late 18th century.
• B. Dominion of Ceylon
  The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
• C. Portuguese Ceylon
  Portuguese Ceylon was the period of Portuguese colonial rule over parts of the island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) from the early 16th to mid-17th century, marked by control of coastal regions and the spice trade.
• D. British India
  British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
• E. British Malaya
  British Malaya was a group of British-controlled territories on the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands that became a major center of rubber and tin production before forming the core of modern Malaysia.
• F. None of above. chosen