List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon

The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1551, they had appointed a captain-major to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka.

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List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon

The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1551, they had appointed a captain-major to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern-day Sri Lanka.

Source: Wikipedia "List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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