Siege of Colombo

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The siege of Colombo from 1587 to 1588 was a military conflict between the Portuguese and the Sinhalese troops of the King of Sitawaka, for possession of the city of Colombo, on the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.

1587 — 1588  Wikidata
Kingdom of Sitawaka, Portuguese Empire, siege, 
HMS Tenedos, 

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1588-02-01T00:00:00Z
1587 — 1588 Siege of Colombo
1557-11-01T00:00:00Z
1558-11-01T00:00:00Z
1557 — 1558 Siege of Kotte
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1654-05-02T00:00:00Z
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1655-01-01T00:00:00Z
1656-01-01T00:00:00Z
1655 — 1656 Siege of Colombo
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1948Dominion of CeylonWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1557Siege of KottesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1559Battle of MulleriyawabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1587Siege of Colombosiege, Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of SitawakaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1654Action of 23 March 1654naval battle, Dutch Republic, Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of KandyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1654Action of 2 May 1654Kingdom of Kandy, naval battle, Dutch Republic, Portuguese EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1655Siege of ColombosiegeWikidata
    organisationarms industry1974Colombo Dockyardshipyard, arms industry, shipbuildingWikidata
    sitefortMalwana FortfortWikidata
    siteshipwreck1919HMS Tenedosshipwreck, destroyer, S-class destroyerWikidata
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