Sinhalese–Portuguese War
The Sinhalese–Portuguese War was a series of conflicts waged from 1527 to 1658 between the indigenous Sinhalese kingdoms of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and their allies against the Portuguese Empire. The Portuguese were seeking to expand from their trading post at Colombo to incorporate Ceylon into their growing empire.
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Sinhalese–Portuguese War
The Sinhalese–Portuguese War was a series of conflicts waged from 1527 to 1658 between the indigenous Sinhalese kingdoms of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and their allies against the Portuguese Empire. The Portuguese were seeking to expand from their trading post at Colombo to incorporate Ceylon into their growing empire.
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The Sinhalese–Portuguese War w ...... centres, forming Dutch Ceylon.
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From 1638:
Kingdom of Jaffna
Kingdom of Raigama
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* Capture of Colombo, Galle, J ...... e establishment ofDutch Ceylon
* End ofPortuguese Ceylon
* Incorporation of parts of Kotte and Sitawaka into theKingdom of Kandy
*End of the kingdoms ofKotte,Sitawaka,JaffnaandRaigama
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The Portuguese army at Kandy during the campaign of Danture, by Philippus Baldaeus
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The Sinhalese–Portuguese War w ...... lon into their growing empire.
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