What was the earlier name of Sri Lanka?

Several earlier names of Sri Lanka are: Colonial era * Ceilão, under Portuguese rule (1597–1658). They ruled greater parts of former Kotte Kingdom and Jaffna Kingdom. * Zeylan or Seylan, under Dutch rule (1640–1796). read more

Several earlier names of Sri Lanka are: Colonial era. Ceilão, under Portuguese rule (1597–1658). They ruled greater parts of former Kotte Kingdom and Jaffna Kingdom. Zeylan or Seylan, under Dutch rule (1640–1796). They succeeded over the Portuguese Empire in Sri Lanka and also the Sitawaka Kingdom. Ceylon, under British rule (1815–1948). read more

The name of Sri Lanka was introduced in the context of the Sri Lankan independence movement, pushing for the independence of British Ceylon during the first half of the 20th century. The name was used by the Marxist Lanka Sama Samaja Party, which was founded in 1935. read more

Answer The earlier name of the State of Democratic Sosialist Republic of Sri Lanka was Free Sovereign and Idependent Republic of Sri Lanka while the former one was Ceylon. Today's capital city is Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte and the largest city is Colombo. The population is 19.668.ooo. read more

Sri Lanka was previous called Ceylon. Before it became known as Ceylon, the country was called British Ceylon. The country was referred to by numerous names in other countries, such as Sinhala in India and the Greek name of Taprobane. read more