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Independence of Ceylon (1948)

On the Indian independence map as “Colombo — Ceylon, quietly”

4 Feb 1948 — Ceylon became a dominion through negotiation. There was no march, partition or massacre. The British Empire had left another territory by a different route in the same year, and the comparison raises a question every historian of 1947 must answer.

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Turning point
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Aftermath of Partition (chapter 14 of Indian independence)
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Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
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Map showing Independence of Ceylon (1948), turning point in Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
TURNING POINT · INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION, 1857–1964

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◆ Birla House● The accession◆ Baramulla● Junagadh● Hyderabad● Burma 1948

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