kingdom of Sitawaka (Sinhala: සීතාවක, Tamil: சீீீதாவாக்கை இராசதானி) was a kingdom located in south-central Sri Lanka. It emerged from the division of...
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of Sitawaka from 1521 to 1581. A fierce opponent of the Portuguese, he devoted his life to oust his father and brother Bhuvanekabahu VII, the king of...
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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...
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chronological order: the kingdoms of Tambapanni, Upatissa Nuwara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambadeniya, Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy.[citation needed]...
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Kotte Kingdom was largely dissolved during the Sinhalese-Portuguese War, as it faced attacks from rival Sinhalese kingdoms, the Kingdom of Sitawaka and...
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of Siri Sanga Bo was a powerful dynasty which ruled parts of Sri Lanka from Vijayabahu III of Dambadeniya (1220–1224) until Rajasinha I of Sitawaka (1581–1591)...
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allying at various times with the Jaffna Kingdom, the Madurai Nayak dynasty of South India, Sitawaka Kingdom, and the Dutch colonizers to ensure its survival...
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establishment of the Kingdom of Tambapanni in the 6th century BCE by the earliest ancestors of the Sinhalese. The first Sri Lankan ruler of the Anuradhapura...
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Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts (redirect from Siege of Colombo)
Portuguese control over the Kingdom of Kotte starting in 1551. However the main beneficiary was the Kingdom of Sitawaka, was able to expand between 1521...
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Gampola, Kotte, Sitawaka and Kandy. The last Sinhala Kingdom came to an end in 1815 with Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy after generations of European colonial...
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(1469–1511), capital of the Kingdom of Kandy) Sitawaka, 1521–1594 (capital of the Kingdom of Sitawaka) Also known as Sīhagiri Also known as Pulatthipura...
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Kingdom of Kandy Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Kingdom of Sitawaka United Suvadive Republic Western Asia Kingdom of Ormus Mediterranean Sea Archaic...
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romanized: Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been...
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instead of Indic text. The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව රාජධානිය, romanized: Polonnaruwa Rājādhaniya) was the Sinhalese kingdom that expanded...
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Jaffna kingdom (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாண அரசு, Sinhala: යාපනය රාජධානිය; 1215–1619 CE), also known as Kingdom of Aryachakravarti, was a historical kingdom of what...
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The Kingdom of Tambapaṇṇī (Sinhala: තම්බපණ්ණිය රාජධානිය, romanized: Tambapaṇṇī Rājadhāniya) was the first Sinhalese kingdom in Sri Lanka. Its administrative...
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deterioration of Buddhist activities and fearing for the safety of the relic, it was secreted away by Buddhist monks to the kingdom of Sitawaka ruled by king...
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unhappy with the change of hands, carried off King Vijayabahu VI to China in 1411 AD. The next kingdom was the Kotte kingdom. A separate city was built...
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Kollaya (the spoiling of Vijayabahu) in 1521, culminated in the collapse of the Kingdom of Sitawaka, and with Portuguese dominance of Sri Lankan coasts,...
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they retreated into the Port of Colombo, besieging the city many times. When the Kotte kingdom fell to the Kingdom of Sitawaka, the Portuguese were able...
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (category Suburbs of Colombo)
and gained control of the city by 1565. Failing to withstand repeated assaults by the forces of the neighbouring kingdom of Sitawaka, the city was abandoned...
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Kingdom of Tlaxcallan Inca Empire (1197-1533) Asia Kalhora Dynasty (1701-1783) Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1594) Johor Sultanate (1528–1855) Kingdom of...
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Vijayabā Kollaya (category Crisis of the Sixteenth Century)
Bhuvanekabahu ruled the rest of the territory as emperor. Mayadunne Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Sitawaka According to Rajavaliya his name was Sri Rajasinghe According...
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Department of Publications, University of Kerala. p. 70. The Acts of Union of 1707 united the crowns of England and Scotland, forming the Kingdom of Great...
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Dominicus Corea (category Crisis of the Sixteenth Century)
one of the most expert swordsmen in his time. Dominicus Corea was crowned King of Kotte in 1596. He was given the kingdoms of Kotte and Sitawaka by King...
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Kingdom of Raigama (1347–1415 CE) Kingdom of Kotte (1412–1597 CE) Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1594 CE) Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815 CE) Portuguese Ceylon...
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Kusumasana Devi (redirect from Dona Catherina of Kandy)
Rajasinha I of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in the same year she ascended the throne. In 1594, she became the Queen Consort to Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy to...
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Musket (section Parts of a musket)
case, soon native Sri Lankan kingdoms, most notably the Kingdom of Sitawaka and the Kingdom of Kandy, manufactured hundreds of Lankan muskets, with a unique...
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or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Anuradhapura Kingdom (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය, translit: Anurādhapura Rājadhāniya...
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Anuradhapura period Flag of Kingdom of Gampola's flag, c. 1341–1408 Flag of the Kingdom of Kotte's flag, c. 1412–1597 Flag of Kingdom of Sitawaka's flag, c. 1521-1594...
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