Kingdom of Sitawaka
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kingdom-of-sitawaka-180-18635318
title:
Kingdom of Sitawaka
text:
The kingdom of Sitawaka was a kingdom located in south-central Sri Lanka. It emerged from the division of the kingdom of Kotte following the Spoiling of Vijayabahu in 1521. Over the course of the next seventy years it came to dominate much of the island. Sitawaka also offered fierce resistance to the Portuguese, who had arrived on the island in 1505. Despite its military successes, Sitawaka remained unstable, having to contend with repeated uprisings in its restive Kandyan territories, as well a
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description:
Sinhalese kingdom on the island of Sri Lanka from 1521 to 1594
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sitawaka
date created:
2008-07-11T14:36:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:18:50Z
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