Kandy is the second largest city on the island of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. This photo from Penrose Pictorial Annual for 1900 shows a Kandyan chief at the time that the island was part of Great Britain's colonial empire. In the 1800s Sri Lanka had come under British control. It gained its independence in 1948.
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Kandy is the second largest city on the island of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. This photo from Penrose Pictorial Annual for 1900 shows a Kandyan chief at the time that the island was part of Great Britain's colonial empire. In the 1800s Sri Lanka had come under British control. It gained its independence in 1948.

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1900s Kandyan chief in 1900 leader in Kandy in 1900 leader in Ceylon in 1900 Sri Lanka chief Ceylon chief ruler in Ceylon in 1900 history of Sri Lanka history of Ceylon Sri Lanka Ceylon Kandyan Penrose Pictorial Annual for 1900 Penrose Annual for 1900 Penrose Annual British colonial empire British colony island chief 1900s

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