French Ceylon

French Ceylon (French: Ceylan français, Sinhala: ප්රංශ සිලෝන්, Tamil: பிரெஞ்சு சிலோன்), also known as the Sultanate of Ceylon (French: Sultanat de Ceylan, Sinhala: ලංකාවේ සුල්තාන් රාජ්‍යය, Tamil: சிலோன் சுல்தான்) was a former French colony in the South Asia near India.