1915 Ceylonese riots
The 1915 Ceylonese riots (also known as the 1915 anti-Muslim riots or the 1915 Buddhist Mohammedan riots or the 1915 Sinhalese Muslim riots) was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors and the brutal suppression of it by the British colonial authorities.
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1915 Ceylonese riots
The 1915 Ceylonese riots (also known as the 1915 anti-Muslim riots or the 1915 Buddhist Mohammedan riots or the 1915 Sinhalese Muslim riots) was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors and the brutal suppression of it by the British colonial authorities.
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The 1915 Ceylonese riots (also ...... attempts to subdue the riots.
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Attempt to prevent an attack on a Buddhist procession by Indian Moors
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Widespread looting, assault, arson and murder
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Western Province and Sabaragamuwa, British Ceylon
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