Diogo de Melo Coutinho
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Diogo de Melo Coutinho
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Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the second and eleventh Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon. Coutinho was first appointed in 1552 under John III of Portugal, he was Captain-major until 1552. His second term lasted from 1570 to 1572. He was succeeded by Duarte de Eça and António de Noronha respectively. In July 1565 he was Captain of Colombo, in which capacity he was sent to reduce the Indian city of Jayawardhana Kotte, and evacuate its citizens to Colombo. After this, the Kingdom of Kotte ceased to ex
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