Data
Name: Kingdom of Raigama
Type: Polity
Start: 1522 AD
End: 1538 AD
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Kingdom of Raigama
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Was a small polity in central Sri Lanka.
Establishment
Chronology
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1. Vijayabā Kollaya
In 1521, the three sons of the Kotte king Vijayabahu VII rebelled against their father. After killing Vijayabahu, his sons (Bhuvanekabahu, Pararajasingha and Mayadunne) divided the kingdom among themselves in the 'Spoiling of Vijayabahu'. Mayadunne received the Kingdom of Sitawaka.
2. Sinhalese-Portuguese War
Were a series of wars between the native kingdoms of modern-day Sri Lanka and the Portuguese Empire.
2.1.Growth of the Sitawaka kingdom
Were a series of military campaigns by the Sinhalese Kingdom of Sitawaka to expand its territories.
