1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
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title:
1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
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The 1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors. The riots were eventually suppressed by the British colonial authorities. The riots started in Kandy in the night of 28 May 1915 and spread to neighbouring villages on 30 May and to Colombo on 31 May and other towns thereafter. It was suppressed by 9 June with final incidents occurring on 11 May in Chilaw. Taking place at the time when the First Wor
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1915 period of ethnic violence in colonial Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_Sinhalese-Muslim_riots
date created:
2013-06-01T17:31:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T01:58:22Z
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