Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka (1505-1658)

1. Portuguese arrive and seek Kotte alliance

   Jan 1, 1505Labels: Kingdom of, Portuguese arrival

   • Britannica Kotte

2. Portuguese establish Goa as regional base

   Dec 9, 1510Labels: Goa, Portuguese India

   • Britannica Goa

3. Stone fortress built at Colombo

   Jan 1, 1518Labels: Colombo Fort, Portuguese fort

   • Lopo de Brito
   • Jo o da

4. Vijayaba Kollaya fractures Kotte polity

   Jan 1, 1521Labels: Vijayaba Kollaya, Kingdom of

   • Mulleriyawa
   • Kotte Kingdom

5. New Portuguese Colombo fort anchors coastal rule

   Nov 1, 1554Labels: Colombo Fort, Portuguese administration

   • Colonial Voyage

6. Sitawaka defeats Portuguese at Mulleriyawa

   Jan 1, 1559Labels: Battle of, Kingdom of

   • Mulleriyawa

7. Kotte court relocates under Portuguese protection

   Jan 1, 1565Labels: Kotte court, Colombo

   • Kotte Kingdom
   • Britannica Kotte

8. Dharmapala deeds Kotte to Portugal

   Jan 1, 1580Labels: Dharmapala, Kingdom of

   • Britannica Sri Lanka

9. Portuguese hold Colombo after prolonged siege

   Jun 1, 1587Labels: Siege of, Sitawaka

   • Siege Colombo

10. Convention of Malvana legitimizes Portuguese seizure

    Jan 1, 1597Labels: Convention of, Sri Lankan

    • Britannica Malvana

11. Jaffna kingdom annexed into Portuguese rule

    Jan 1, 1619Labels: Jaffna Kingdom, Cankili II

    • Vannarpannai
    • Britannica Sri Lanka

12. Kandy and Dutch sign anti-Portuguese treaty

    May 23, 1638Labels: Kingdom of, Dutch East

    • Kandyan Treaty

13. Dutch capture Galle from Portuguese

    Jan 1, 1640Labels: Galle, Dutch capture

    • Galle Fort

14. Dutch seize Colombo, Portuguese power collapses

    May 12, 1656Labels: Colombo, Dutch siege

    • Gerard Hulft

15. Dutch take Mannar in final northern campaign

    Feb 22, 1658Labels: Mannar, Dutch campaign

    • Mannar 1658

16. Jaffna falls, ending Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka

    Jun 22, 1658Labels: Jaffna, Dutch conquest

    • Valentijn 1658
    • Mannar 1658