Kandyan–Dutch conflicts

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The Kandyan–Dutch conflicts were a series of 17th–18th century wars in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and the Dutch colonial powers vying for control of the island.

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instanceOf military conflict
war
conflictType series of wars
endTime 18th century
follows Kandyan–Portuguese War NERFINISHED
hasCause competition for control of coastal areas of Sri Lanka
control of cinnamon trade
resistance to Dutch colonial expansion
struggle for control of Sri Lankan interior
hasEffect affected trade routes in the Indian Ocean
impacted local Sri Lankan polities and chieftains
influenced later British takeover of Dutch Ceylon
shaped boundaries between Kandyan interior and Dutch coastal rule
hasMainBelligerent Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED
hasPart Dutch–Kandyan War of 1761–1766 NERFINISHED
earlier 17th-century clashes between Kandy and the Dutch
hasResult Dutch consolidation of coastal territories in Sri Lanka
continued independence of the Kingdom of Kandy during Dutch period
weakening of Portuguese influence in Sri Lanka
hasTheater central highlands of Sri Lanka
coastal regions of Sri Lanka
hasTopic European colonialism in Asia
Kandyan diplomacy with European powers
Sri Lankan military history
cinnamon trade monopoly
resistance to colonial rule
historicalPeriod early modern period
involves cinnamon-producing regions of Sri Lanka
languageOfSources Dutch
Portuguese
Sinhala
locatedIn Dutch Ceylon NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
opposedBy Dutch colonial authorities in Ceylon NERFINISHED
Kandyan kingdom nobility NERFINISHED
partOf colonial conflicts in Asia
history of Sri Lanka
relatedTo Dutch Ceylon NERFINISHED
Dutch–Portuguese War NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED
startTime 17th century
usedWarfareType fortress warfare around coastal strongholds
guerrilla warfare in mountainous terrain

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Kandyan kings militaryConflict Kandyan–Dutch conflicts