Independence Day of Ceylon

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historical commemoration national holiday public holiday

The Independence Day of Ceylon marks the former British colony’s transition to self-governance as the Dominion of Ceylon, commemorating the end of colonial rule and the birth of the modern state that would later become Sri Lanka.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Independence Day of Sri Lanka	2
Independence Day of Ceylon canonical	1
Independence of Ceylon	1
Independence of Sri Lanka	1
National Day of Sri Lanka	1
Sri Lanka Independence Day	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1903928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day of Ceylon
Context triple: [Ceylon Independence Act 1947, implementedOn, Independence Day of Ceylon]

A. Ceylon Independence Act 1947
The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that granted full dominion status and political independence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) within the British Commonwealth.
B. Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
C. Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
D. Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
E. Parliament of Ceylon
The Parliament of Ceylon was the bicameral national legislature of the British Dominion of Ceylon, functioning as its supreme law-making body until the country became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day of Ceylon
Target entity description: The Independence Day of Ceylon marks the former British colony’s transition to self-governance as the Dominion of Ceylon, commemorating the end of colonial rule and the birth of the modern state that would later become Sri Lanka.

A. Ceylon Independence Act 1947
The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that granted full dominion status and political independence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) within the British Commonwealth.
B. Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
C. Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
D. Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
E. Parliament of Ceylon
The Parliament of Ceylon was the bicameral national legislature of the British Dominion of Ceylon, functioning as its supreme law-making body until the country became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical commemoration ⓘ national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Independence Day of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Independence Day of Ceylon National Day of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Independence Day of Ceylon Sri Lanka Independence Day ⓘ linked to: Independence Day of Ceylon
celebrationIncludes	cultural performances ⓘ flag-hoisting ceremonies ⓘ military parades ⓘ political speeches ⓘ religious observances ⓘ remembrance of national heroes ⓘ
commemorates	birth of the modern Sri Lankan state ⓘ end of British colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ establishment of the Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ independence of Ceylon from the United Kingdom ⓘ transition of Ceylon to self-governance ⓘ
country	Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ⓘ
date	4 February ⓘ
formerColonyOf	British Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
inception	1948-02-04 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
location	Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation	Colombo ⓘ Galle Face Green ⓘ
observedBy	Sri Lankan diaspora ⓘ Sri Lankan government ⓘ linked to: Government of Sri Lanka citizens of Sri Lanka ⓘ
partOf	Sri Lankan national holidays ⓘ
politicalContext	post-World War II decolonization ⓘ
politicalStatusAfterEvent	Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ
politicalStatusBeforeEvent	British Crown colony of Ceylon ⓘ
relatedEvent	Ceylon Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
relatedTo	Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ Republic Day of Sri Lanka ⓘ
significance	marks the beginning of self-rule as the Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ marks the birth of the modern state that later became the Republic of Sri Lanka ⓘ marks the emergence of Ceylon as an independent dominion within the Commonwealth ⓘ marks the end of colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1948 ⓘ

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