Treaty of 1557 with the Portuguese

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The Treaty of 1557 with the Portuguese was an agreement through which the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka accepted extensive Portuguese influence and control in return for military and political support.

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Treaty of 1557 with the Portuguese canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
historical agreement ⓘ
political treaty ⓘ
continentInvolved Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
countryInvolved Portugal ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
dateSigned 1557 ⓘ
effect expansion of Portuguese influence in Sri Lanka ⓘ
increased Portuguese control over the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
strengthening of Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ
granted extensive influence to the Portuguese in Kotte ⓘ
military privileges to the Portuguese in Kotte ⓘ
political leverage to the Portuguese in Kotte ⓘ
hasParticipant Portuguese colonial authorities ⓘ
rulers of the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
historicalContext European colonial involvement in Sri Lanka ⓘ
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
location Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
party Portuguese Empire ⓘ
Sri Lankan kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kotte
provided military support from Portugal to the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
political support from Portugal to the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
purpose to formalize Portuguese influence over the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
to secure Portuguese military support for the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
to secure Portuguese political support for the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
relatedTo Portuguese colonial rule in Sri Lanka ⓘ
history of the Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
signatory Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ

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Kingdom of Kotte → treaty → Treaty of 1557 with the Portuguese ⓘ