In what divisions were the Sri Lankan people divided?
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Sri Lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements that dates to at least 125,000 years ago.[14] It has a rich cultural heritage. The earliest known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, known collectively as the Pāli canon, date to the fourth Buddhist council, which took place in 29 BCE.[15][16] Sri Lanka's geographic location and deep harbours have made it of great strategic importance, from the earliest days of the ancient Silk Road trade route to today's so-called maritime Silk Road.[17][18][19] Because its location made it a major trading hub, it was already known
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Sri Lanka has a multi-culture population. Sri Lanka has two major social groups, Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils. People who speak Sinhala are known as the Sinhalese. People who speak Tamil are the Sri Lankan Tamils. The Sinhalese comprise 74 per cent of the total population in Sri Lanka while Tamils make up 18 per cent of the total population in Sri Lanka.
Composition of Srilanka
The bulk of the population of the Sinhalese group of around 74 per cent
Tamils around 18 per cent, who are mainly concentrated in the north and east of the island, making the largest ethnic minority.
Muslims are representative of other communities.
Two sub-groups exist among Tamils. Among Tamils, two sub-groups exist.
The Tamil natives of the country are called Sri Lankan Tamils of around 13 per cent.
The Indian Origin Tamils are the Tamils who were brought from India by British colonists to serve on estate plantations as indentured workers of around 5 per cent.
Buddhists are predominantly Sinhala-speaking people, while the majority of Tamils are Hindus or Muslims.
Around 7% of Christians are both Tamil & Sinhalese.
The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language, for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs.
But their demand for more autonomy to provinces populated by the Tamils was repeatedly denied.
Protecting and fostering Buddhism was stipulated by the new constitution.
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