Lascarins (Sinhala: ලස්කිරිඤ්ඤ, romanized: laskiriñña, Tamil: லசுக்காரின், romanized: Lacukkāriṉ or Lascareen, Lascoreen and Lascarine) is a term used...
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subsequent to a mass defection by its Lascarin (local militia) contingent. At Randeniwela the entire Lascarin contingent joined the Kandyan forces. This...
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guerilla warfare and further Lascarin desertions reduced their forces to about 360 Portuguese and an equal number of Lascarins by the time they reached Danture...
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Company (From 1638) Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte Stalemate Establishment and then destruction of Portuguese...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Parliament and the national day celebrations. During the colonial era, the Lascarins provided the local guards of honour, apart from British Army, British...
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Kingdom of Kandy Dutch East India Company (from 1638) Portuguese Empire Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte Victory End of the kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna...
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Gujarat Rajputs, "who inhabit the backwoods of Cambay" Gujarati couple of a lascarin (foot soldier) and his wife Money changer of Gujarat Merchants of Gujarat...
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permanent or ad hoc basis. The Governor-General also maintained a ceremonial Lascarin Guard. The official residence and office of the governor-general was the...
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Ocean, Sri Lanka Portuguese Empire Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Sitawaka Kingdom of Kandy Principality...
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service of King Dharmapala. He was baptized as Dom João of Austria, became a Lascarin leader and married the daughter of Tammita Bandara, by whom he had a son...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Portuguese incursion in 1604 saw them capture Balane, but dissent amongst their Lascarin troops forced a withdrawal back to the coast. Relations between the Dutch...
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Colombo square was João Correia de Brito, who only had 300 soldiers and 700 lascarins, in addition to a civilian population of around 60.000 that needed to...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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derived, is not recorded in English. The Portuguese adapted the term to "lascarins", meaning Asian militiamen or seamen, from any area east of the Cape of...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Principality of Raigama Dutch East India Company Portuguese Empire Lascarins Kingdom of Kotte Victory End of the kingdoms of Kotte, Sitawaka, Jaffna...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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with ceremonial guards by the Governor's Bodyguard (inner guard) and Lascarins (outer guard). In 1979, the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police formed...
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Empire in 1619. His title Arachchi, is a title given to the commanders of Lascarins or native military forces. Varunakulattan, 17th-century feudal lord and...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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Architecture Portuguese buildings Music Baila music Related peoples Kaffirs Lascarins Mestiços Portuguese Languages Sri Lankan Portuguese creole Sinhala words...
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