Of the three competing states—Sitawaka, Raigama, and …
Years: 1522 - 1522
Of the three competing states—Sitawaka, Raigama, and Bhuvanekabahu VII's kingdom of Kotte—that had emerged following the Spoiling of Vijayabahu in 1521, Sitawaka, under the dynamic leadership of Mayadunne, poses the greatest threat to the autonomy of the other states.
In 1522, the Kandyans secure Portuguese protection against Sitawaka.
Locations
People
Groups
- Hinduism
- Tamil people
- Sinhalese people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Jaffna, or Aryacakravarti, Tamil Kingdom of
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Kotte, Sinhalese Kingdom of
- Portuguese Empire
- Kandy, Sinhalese Kingdom of
- India, Portuguese State of
- Sitawaka, Sinhalese Kingdom of
Topics
- India, Medieval
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese Conquests in India and the East Indies
- Portuguese Ceylon
