Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 1591
- Art
- Militäroperation
- Koordinaten
- 9.67° N, 80.03° E
- Description
- part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
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Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591)
Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom in 1591 AD was the second expedition against the Jaffna kingdom by the Portuguese. The campaign, led by Captain André Furtado de Mendonça, started from Mannar and continued to Nallur, the capital of the Jaffna kingdom. The Portuguese captured the kingdom, killed the king, and installed Ethirimana Cinkam as the new ruler.
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