Enter the names of De Silva, Perera. Fernando, Rodrigo, Rodriguez and more as the new rulers take over.
1580 Dharma Paala gives the whole island to Portugal
1588 Kandy falls to the Portuguese
1591 Finally Jaffna surrenders, many convert to Catholicism.Ceylon is finally conquered by the Portuguese.
Meanwhile other predators hearing about the wonderful island of Ceylon and the pickings to be found are taking an interest.On the Dec 3 1592 the first British Ship the “Edward Bonaventure” arrives in Galle and in May 1602 the Dutch send a goodwill mission offering friendship and alliance with the Prince of Orange which is accepted. More coming.
This is not correct. The Kandyan Kingdom remained independent until 1815.