Portuguese invasion of the Jaffna kingdom (1591)
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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.[3][4]
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Portuguese invasion of Jaffna kingdom (1591) | |||||||
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Part of Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom | |||||||
Ethirimana Cinkam saved by a Portuguese captain, a mural from Maha Saman Devalaya | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portuguese Empire | Jaffna kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
André Furtado de Mendonça |
Puviraja Pandaram Prince Gago † Ethirimana Cinkam (WIA) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,400 soldiers (1,400 Portuguese, 3,000 Lascarins) | N/A | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Few |
Heavy Various weapons and ammunition captured |
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