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Sinhalese–Portuguese Conflicts
Between 1518 and 1658, armed conflict took place between the native Sinhalese people, Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamil people, Tamil kingdoms of Sri Lanka (then known to Europeans as Names of Sri Lanka, Ceylon), and the Portuguese Empire. It spanned from the Transitional period of Sri Lanka, Transitional to the Kandyan periods of Sri Lankan history. A combination of political and military moves gained the Portuguese control over most of the island, but their invasion of the final independent kingdom was a disaster, leading to a stalemate in the wider war and a truce from 1621. In 1638 the war restarted when the Dutch East India Company intervened in the conflict, initially as an ally of the Sinhalese against the Portuguese, but later as an enemy of both sides. The war concluded in 1658, with the Dutch in control of about half the island, the Kingdom of Kandy the other half, and the Portuguese expelled. The Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in 1505, initially as merchants for the luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crisis Of The Sixteenth Century
The Crisis of the Sixteenth Century was the later part of the Transitional period of Sri Lanka, Transitional period of Sri Lanka, that began with the decline of the Kingdom of Kotte, with the Vijayabā Kollaya, Vijayabā Kollaya (the spoiling of Vijayabahu) in 1521, culminated in the collapse of the Kingdom of Sitawaka, and with Portuguese Ceylon, Portuguese dominance of Sri Lankan coasts, if not control by 1597, over two of three kingdoms that had existed at the start of the century. The Kingdom of Kandy was the only independent Sinhalese kingdom to survive. The period was characterised by the fragmentation of the Sinhalese polity, intervention of foreign forces and constant military conflict. Overview Periodization of Sri Lanka history: See also * Crisis of the Third Century – a similar period in Roman history * Sengoku period – a similar period in Japanese history * Warring States period – a similar period in Chinese history References Citations Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasinha I Of Sitawaka
Rajasinghe I also known as the lion of Sitawaka ( Sinhala:පළමුවන රාජසිංහ) was a king of Sitawaka, known for his patriotism and fight against the Portuguese invasion of Sri Lanka. Born as Tikiri Bandara to King Mayadunne, he received the name "Rajasinha" (meaning ''the Lion King'') after the fierce Battle of Mulleriyawa. Ascent to throne Generally, the recorded period of Rajasinha's reign starts from 1581 to 1592. However, as per Portuguese navigator De Queros, Mayadunne had turned the kingdom over to Rajasinha in 1578 before his death in 1581. There are various narratives surrounding Rajasinha's role in his father's death. As per Thibbotuwawe Buddharakhitha's Mahawamsa(Chapter 4) written during the reign of Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy, Rajasinha killed him. Minor Rajawaliya wrote that his patricide was considered an irreversible anantharya karma by Buddhist monks, so conflicts arose between him and the monks. As a result, he followed an anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo De Melo De Castro
Diogo de Melo de Castro was the 11th & 13th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. De Melo was first appointed in 1633 under Philip III of Portugal, he was Governor until 1635 and then in 1636 until 1638. He died in the Battle of Gannoruwa The Battle of Gannoruwa was a battle of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War fought in 1638 between the Portuguese Ceylon, occupying Portuguese forces and the Sinhalese people, Sinhalese King's army at Gannoruwa in the District of Kandy, Sri Lanka. .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Diogo de Melo de Governors of Portuguese Ceylon 16th-century Portuguese people 17th-century Portuguese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantino De Sá De Noronha
Constantino de Sá de Noronha was the 6th and 8th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. Sá de Noronha was first appointed in 1618 under Philip II of Portugal, he was Governor until 1622 and then in 1623 until 1630. He was killed during the Battle of Randeniwela in a last stand after refusing to abandon his troops. Several accounts, though varying in accuracy, describe the moment of his death in detail. The Journal of Robert Knox (1681): The General, seeing that defeat, and himself like to be taken, called his black boy (slave) to give him water to drink, and snatching the knife that stuck by his boy’s side, stabbed himself with itThe Journal of João Ribeyro (1681):The General, having done his duty as a chieftain and a soldier, threw himself in the midst of the enemy and cut down all who were bold enough to remain near him, till pierced with balls and arrows he fell dead on a heap of enemies whom he had slain.More recently, the Sri Lankan author C. Gaston Perera, writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerónimo De Azevedo
Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo (:pt:Quinta de Barbosa, Estate of Barbosa, Entre-Douro-e-Minho Province, Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Portugal, ''circa'' 1560 – Lisbon, São Jorge Castle, 1625) was a Portugal, Portuguese fidalgo, List of Governors of Portuguese Ceylon, Governor (captain-general) of Portuguese Ceylon and viceroy of Portuguese India. He proclaimed in Colombo, in 1597, the King of Portugal, Philip II of Spain, Philip I, as the legitimate heir to the throne of Kingdom of Kotte, Kotte, thus substantiating the Portuguese claims of sovereignty over the island of Ceylon. Early life He was born Jerónimo de Azevedo de Ataíde e Malafaya, one of the thirteen children of Dom :pt:Manuel de Azevedo, senhor das honras de Barbosa e Ataíde, Manuel de Azevedo, Comendador of the monastery of :pt:Igreja do Mosteiro de Alpendurada, São João de Alpendurada. He was thus a half-brother of the Jesuit martyr, beatified, Blessed Inácio de Azevedo. Not being the firstborn son, he did not inheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Lopes De Sousa
Pedro Lopes de Sousa ( Bordonhos, Portugal, c. 1540 – Danture, present day Sri Lanka, 1594) was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. The office of captain-major was abolished in 1594 and de Sousa was appointed in the same year under Philip I of Portugal. He died that year in the Campaign of Danture. Biography He was the second-born son of Diogo Lopes de Sousa, 10th Lord of the town of Bordonhos (near São Pedro do Sul, Portugal) and of the Patronage of its Churches and of his wife and cousin, Dona Isabel de Sousa. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but as he had at least two older brothers, the first of whom was born in the mid-1530s, it is likely that it occurred around 1540. He made his career in the Portuguese Estado da India, where he served as captain of Malacca. In 1594, following political developments in Ceylon – which the Portuguese crown interpreted as an opportunity to extend Portuguese rule to the entire territory of the island, namely through the sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Crappé
Roland Crappé or Roelant Crappé (; 13 March 1644) was a Dutch colonial official serving the Dutch and Danish East India Company. He became director general of the Ceylonese department of the Danish East India Company in 1618 and became commander in chief and governor of Tranquebar upon his seventh arrival in the Indies in 1624. During his leadership, new factories and offices were established and Danish trade went exceptionally well. He died in 1644 only a few years after his homecoming to Denmark. Early life According to Icelandic Jón Ólafsson, Roland Crappé was born into a poor Dutch family. He would early on go to sea where he acquired his first literacy. He would also make five voyages to India in Dutch service: first as a ship's boy, then as a merchant. Early career In March 1616 the Danish East India Company was founded and at approximately the same time Crappé came to Denmark. An expedition was meanwhile prepared to set sail for Ceylon to establish a Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
