Information

Name: Portuguese Ceylon

Type: Polity

Nation: sri-lanka

Start: 1518

End: 1658

Portuguese Ceylon: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Were the possessions of Portugal in modern-day Sri Lanka. Portugal begun to conquer territories on the island in 1517. By the early XVI century, Portugal controlled most of of the coast of the island. By 1658 the Portuguese possession were conquered by the Dutch.

Portuguese Ceylon: Maximal extension of the polity

Portuguese Ceylon: Population Density by Year

Events Navigation: Portuguese Ceylon

Portuguese Ceylon: video summary

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

3. Lists and Timelines of Rulers

4. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

5. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

6. Monthly Summaries of Events

7. Time Series of Territorial Changes

8. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

9. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

10. Rulers (only those who where involved in territorial changes)

11. Cities mentioned in territorial changes