Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts
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The Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts were a series of 16th-century military struggles in Sri Lanka between the expanding Portuguese colonial forces and the inland Kingdom of Sitawaka for control of the island’s trade routes and territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sitawaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | series of campaigns and battles ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
early modern period ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | European colonial expansion in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Portuguese colonial forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inland forces of the Kingdom of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| impact |
reconfiguration of political map of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese influence in the Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ |
| involvedRegion |
inland regions of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
western coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| involvedTerritory |
Kingdom of Sitawaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfBelligerents |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ |
| location | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheater | island of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Sitawaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese expansion in Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese presence in Sri Lanka ⓘ Portuguese–Sri Lankan conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| primaryCause |
control of trade routes in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kingdom of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese conquest of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan resistance to Portuguese rule ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic Portuguese versus predominantly Buddhist Sinhalese kingdom ⓘ |
| result |
Portuguese consolidation of coastal areas of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
decline of the Kingdom of Sitawaka ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of cinnamon and spice trade
ⓘ
control of coastal ports ⓘ |
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