Sri Lanka's previous name

In China's ancient books, Sri Lanka is often referred to as the "lion country" or "Sinhalese country". 2,500 years ago, Aryans from northern India immigrated to Sri Lanka and established political power, which was known as Sinhala Dynasty in history. Around the 2nd century BC, Tamils in South India also began to migrate and settle in Ceylon, and established the Tamil Kingdom. From the 5th century to16th century, there was constant war between Sinhalese Kingdom and Tamil Kingdom on the island. Since16th century, these two countries have been ruled by Portugal and the Netherlands. /kloc-became a British colony at the end of 0/8.

1948 In February, Sri Lanka gained independence and was named Ceylon. On May 22nd, 1972, it was renamed as Sri Lanka * * * and the Republic of China. "Sri Lanka" is the ancient name of Tam, a Sinhalese in Ceylon, which means bright and rich land. 1978, 16 On August 6th, the country was renamed as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.