Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom in Sri Lanka (1560-1621). It began in 1560 and lasted until 1621 (about 61 years). The setting was Nallur. It was part of Crisis of the Sixteenth Century. Those involved included Jaffna kingdom, the Kingdom of Kandy and the Portuguese Empire. Its causes included catechism.
Before and after
- from 17 January 1558 to 26 May 1583Livonian War
- from 23 August 1558 to 26 August 1558Expedition of Mostaganem
- 21 September 1558Death of Charles V
- 1559Founding of University of Geneva
- from 1560 to 1621Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
- 1560Construction of Humayun's Tomb
- from 9 May 1560 to 14 May 1560Battle of Djerba
- 22 January 1561Birth of Francis Bacon
- from 2 April 1562 to 30 April 1598French Wars of Religion
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- 1 July 1569Union of Lublin
- 26 January 1699Treaty of Karlowitz
- 22 February 1732Birth of George Washington
- from 10 October 1733 to 3 October 1735War of the Polish Succession
The era
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