Tombo (Registry)
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The Tombo was a land registry compiled by the Portuguese
to provide a detailed statement of property ownership and tax obligations in Ceylon. First compiled in 1615, they are still sometimes used to settle land disputes.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
to provide a detailed statement of property ownership and tax obligations in Ceylon. First compiled in 1615, they are still sometimes used to settle land disputes.