Kingdom of Kotte

Kingdom of Kotte was a state in Tamil south and Sri Lanka (South Asia) that lasted from 1412 to 1597 CE, about 185 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Parakramabahu VI was the last king to rule all of Sri Lanka, from about 1450. The Portuguese made later kings their clients, and the last, Dharmapala, willed his kingdom to the king of Portugal in 1597.

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Facts

Dates

1412 to 1597 CE

Duration

185 years

Type

State

Region

Tamil south and Sri Lanka, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Came from

• Dambadeniya kingdom c. 1220 to 1345 CE

Became

• Portuguese Ceylon 1505 to 1658 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut
• 1526 First Battle of Panipat
• 1565 Battle of Talikota

Neighbours in South Asia

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Vijayanagara Empire 1336 to 1646 CE
• Bengal Sultanate 1352 to 1576 CE
• Bahmani Sultanate 1347 to 1527 CE
• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Sur Empire 1540 to 1556 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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