Portuguese Ceylon - wikipedia Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Ceylon Ceilão Português ( Portuguese ) පෘතුගීසි ලංකාව ( Sinhalese ) போர்த்துகீசியம் இலங்கை ( Tamil ) Portuguese colony 1597 -- 1658 Flag Coat of arms Extent of Portuguese rule in Ceylon Capital Colombo Languages Portuguese Sinhalese Tamil Religion Roman Catholicism Political structure Colony King of Portugal 1597 -- 1598 Philip I 1598 -- 1621 Philip II 1621 -- 1640 Philip III 1640 -- 1656 John IV 1656 -- 1658 Afonso VI Governors 1597 -- 1614 Jerónimo de Azevedo 1656 -- 1658 António de Amaral de Meneses Historical era Colonialism Portuguese arrival 1505 Death of Dharmapala of Kotte 27 May 1597 Luso -- Kandyan Treaty 1633 Surrender of Jaffna June 1658 Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Kotte Kingdom of Jaffna Dutch Ceylon Today part of Sri Lanka Portuguese Ceylon ( Portuguese : Ceilão Português, Sinhala : පෘතුගීසි ලංකාව Puruthugisi Lankawa ) was the control of the Kingdom of Kotte by the Portuguese Empire, in present - day Sri Lanka, after the country 's Crisis of the Sixteenth Century and into the Kandyan period. The Portuguese presence in the island lasted from 1505 to 1658. Their arrival was largely accidental, as they sought control of commerce, rather than territory. Their appearance coincided with the political upheaval of the Wijayaba Kollaya, and they were drawn into the internal politics of the island as they sought to establish control over the lucrative cinnamon trade that originated there. The Portuguese used these internal divisions to their advantage during the Sinhalese -- Portuguese War. Direct Portuguese rule inside the island did not begin until after the death of Dharmapala of Kotte, who died without a heir. He bequeathed the Kingdom of Kotte to the Portuguese monarch in 1580. That allowed the Portuguese sufficient claim to the Kingdom of Kotte upon Dharmapala 's death in 1597. Portuguese rule began with much resistance by the local population. Eventually, the Kingdom of Kandy sought help from the Dutch Empire in their efforts to rid the island of the Portuguese. The Dutch Empire initially entered into agreement with the Kingdom of Kandy. After the collapse of the Iberian economy in 1627, the Dutch -- Portuguese War saw the Dutch conquest of most of Portugal 's Asian colonies. Eventually, Portugal 's Ceylonese territories were ceded to the Netherlands. Nevertheless, elements of Portuguese culture from this colonial period remain to this day, in Sri Lanka. Part of a series on the History of Kandy Kingdom of Kandy ( 1469 -- 1815 ) Founding Sinhalese -- Portuguese War Kandyan Treaty of 1638 Portuguese Ceylon Treaty of Batticaloa Kandyan Wars Colonial Kandy ( 1815 -- 1948 ) Kandyan Convention Matale Rebellion South East Asia Command Kandy ( 1948 -- present ) Modern Kandy See also An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon List of Kandyan monarchs History of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka portal Contents 1 History 1.1 Jaffna kingdom -- Portuguese War 1.2 Sinhalese -- Portuguese War 1.3 Portuguese rule 1.4 Dutch -- Portuguese War 2 Administration 2.1 Portuguese Captains ( 1518 -- 1551 ) 2.2 Portuguese Captain - majors ( 1551 -- 1594 ) 2.3 Portuguese Captain - generals ( 1594 -- 1658 ) 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External links History The first contact between Sri Lanka and the Portuguese happened in 1505 - 6. It was largely accidental and it was n't until 12 years later that the Portuguese sought to establish a fortified trading settlement. Jaffna kingdom -- Portuguese War Main article : Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom Sinhalese -- Portuguese War Main article : Sinhalese -- Portuguese War Portuguese rule Direct Portuguese rule began after the death of Dharmapala of Kotte who bequeathed the Kingdom of Kotte to the Portuguese monarch. By 1600 the Portuguese had consolidated the main centers of rebellion, the Kelani and Kalu ganga basins, leaving the border regions to Sinhalese resistance. Revolts In the two decades after the establishment of Portuguese rule there were four major revolts : Kangara arachchi Revolt, 1603 1st Kuruvita rala Revolt, 1603 2nd Kuruvita rala Revolt, 1616 -- 19 Nikapitiye Bandara Revolt, 1616 -- 17 Dutch -- Portuguese War Main article : Dutch -- Portuguese War Administration Portuguese Captains ( 1518 -- 1551 ) Main article : List of Captains of Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Captain - majors ( 1551 -- 1594 ) Main article : List of Captain - majors of Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Captain - generals ( 1594 -- 1658 ) Main article : List of Governors of Portuguese Ceylon See also Dutch Ceylon British Ceylon References Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 114 Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 100 Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 100 Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 114 Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 115 Jump up ^ De Silva ( 1981 ), p. 114 Bibliography De Silva, K.M. ( 1981 ). A History of Sri Lanka. India : University of California Press. ISBN 0 - 520 - 04320 - 0. C. Gaston Pereira, Kandy fights the Portuguese. Sri Lanka : Vijitha Yapa Publications, July 2007. ISBN 978 - 955 - 1266 - 77 - 6 Channa Wicremasekera, Kandy at War. Sri Lanka : Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2004. ISBN 955 - 8095 - 52 - 4 Michael Roberts, Sinhala Consciousness in the Kandyan Period. Sri Lanka : Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2004. ISBN 955 - 8095 - 31 - 1, Abeysinghe, Tikiri ( 2005 ). Jaffna under the Portuguese. Colombo : Stamford Lake. p. 66. ISBN 955 - 1131 - 70 - 1. Kunarasa, K ( 2003 ). The Jaffna Dynasty. Johor Bahru : Dynasty of Jaffna King 's Historical Society. p. 122. ISBN 955 - 8455 - 00 - 8. Gnanaprakasar, Swamy ( 2003 ). A Critical History of Jaffna ( review of Yalpana Vaipava Malai ). New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. p. 122. ISBN 81 - 206 - 1686 - 3. Senaka Weeraratna, Repression of Buddhism in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese ( 1505 -- 1658 ) External links Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505 - 1658 ( 1920 ). Author : Pieris, P.E. 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Question: when did the portuguese come to sri lanka
Answer: 1505