Kandyan–Portuguese War
E1042431
The Kandyan–Portuguese War was a protracted series of 17th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and Portuguese colonial forces vying for control of the island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandyan–Portuguese War canonical | 1 |
| Portuguese–Sri Lankan conflicts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13479791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kandyan–Portuguese War Context triple: [Kandyan kings, militaryConflict, Kandyan–Portuguese War]
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Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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B.
Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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D.
Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts
The Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts were a series of 16th-century military struggles in Sri Lanka between the expanding Portuguese colonial forces and the inland Kingdom of Sitawaka for control of the island’s trade routes and territory.
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E.
Morean War
The Morean War was a late 17th-century conflict in which the Republic of Venice, with allied support, fought the Ottoman Empire for control of the Peloponnese (Morea) during the wider Great Turkish War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kandyan–Portuguese War Target entity description: The Kandyan–Portuguese War was a protracted series of 17th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and Portuguese colonial forces vying for control of the island.
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A.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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B.
Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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D.
Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts
The Portuguese–Sitawaka conflicts were a series of 16th-century military struggles in Sri Lanka between the expanding Portuguese colonial forces and the inland Kingdom of Sitawaka for control of the island’s trade routes and territory.
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E.
Morean War
The Morean War was a late 17th-century conflict in which the Republic of Venice, with allied support, fought the Ottoman Empire for control of the Peloponnese (Morea) during the wider Great Turkish War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| aimOfKandy | expulsion of Portuguese from Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| aimOfPortuguese | annexation of Kingdom of Kandy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kandyan–Portuguese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
difficult mountain warfare
ⓘ
protracted intermittent fighting ⓘ use of local alliances and shifting loyalties ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Kandyan resistance to European colonial expansion
ⓘ
Portuguese attempt to control entire island of Ceylon ⓘ competition for control of cinnamon trade ⓘ struggle for political dominance in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kandyan campaigns against Portuguese forts
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Portuguese invasions of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ guerrilla warfare in the central highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ sieges of Portuguese-held coastal towns in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to eventual replacement of Portuguese by Dutch in Ceylon
ⓘ
reshaping of power balance in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| involves |
Portuguese colonial administration in Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lankan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal regions of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfContext |
Portuguese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Kingdom of Kandy
NERFINISHED
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Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese colonial forces in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kandyan military forces
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Kandyan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandyan nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese colonial wars in Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch–Portuguese War
NERFINISHED
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Kandyan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
persistence of Kandyan independence in the interior
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weakening of Portuguese power in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| territory |
coastal areas of Sri Lanka
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interior highlands of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
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Subject: Kandyan–Portuguese War Description of subject: The Kandyan–Portuguese War was a protracted series of 17th-century conflicts in Sri Lanka between the inland Kingdom of Kandy and Portuguese colonial forces vying for control of the island.
Referenced by (2)
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