The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1518, they had appointed a captain to control the Portuguese-occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous captains until 1551. The post of captain was succeeded by that of the captain-majors in 1551 and by the governor in 1594.

List of captains

See also

List of monarchs of Sri Lanka

List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon

List of captain-generals of Portuguese Ceylon

History of Sri Lanka

References

List of heads of state of Sri Lanka at worldstatesmen.org

Ceilao

Ceilao

Ceilao

1518 establishments in Asia

16th-century establishments in Sri Lanka

1551 disestablishments in Asia

16th-century disestablishments in Sri Lanka

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List of captains of Portuguese Ceylon