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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] |
