Opération militaire

1560 Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom

1560 · 9.67° N, 80.03° E

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1560
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Opération militaire
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9.67° N, 80.03° E
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part of the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom

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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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