What the records say
- When
- 1560
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 9.67° N, 80.03° E
- Description
- part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1560 Portuguese invasion of Jaffna
Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
The Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom in 1560 AD was the first expedition against the Jaffna kingdom by the Portuguese Empire. It was led by Viceroy Dom Constantino de Bragança and resulted in the capture of the capital, Nallur. The king of Jaffna, Cankili I, managed to escape and regained the capital through a pact that he made with the Portuguese.
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