Growth of the Sitawaka kingdom

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Were a series of military campaigns by the Sinhalese Kingdom of Sitawaka to expand its territories.

Chronology

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February 1588: A large Portuguese fleet of eighteen galleys commanded by Manuel de Sousa Coutinho arrived in Colombo, after raiding Sitawakan shores in northwestern Ceylon.

January 1539: Kingdom of Raigama annexed by Sitawaka in 1538.

January 1566: Areas annexed by Sitawaka from the Kotte Kingdom by 1565.

January 1566: By 1565 the Portuguese were unable to hold the capital city of Kotte. They abandoned Kotte and moved to Colombo (which was guarded by a powerful fort and the Portuguese navy) with their puppet King Dharmapala.

June 1587: Siege of Colombo 1587-1588.

January 1588: Areas annexed by Sitawaka from the Kotte Kingdom by 1587.