Kingdom of Kotte facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kingdom of Kotte කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය Sri Lanka
1412–1597
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Kingdom of Kotte (1505)
The Kingdom of Kotte in 1467 AD at its greatest extent, the time of Parakramabahu VI's death
Capital	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Common languages	Sinhalese, Tamil
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Kingdom of Kotte
• 1412–1467	Parakramabahu VI of Kotte
• 1472-1480	Bhuvanaikabahu VI of Kotte
• 1484-1518	Parakramabahu VIII of Kotte
History
• Unification of all Sri Lanka	1412
• Disestablished	1597
Succeeded by Portuguese Ceylon Kingdom of Sitawaka

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Map of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (1557 -1565)

The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය Kottay Rajadhaniya), centered on Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.

History

Parakramabahu VI first became the king of Raigama in 1412, then in 1415 he made Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte his capital. The King upgraded the existing citadel and built a new royal palace. Parakramabahu VI waited until ties between the Vijayanagara Empire and Jaffna Kingdom were severed. First he captured the Vanni and made its leaders loyal to him. Sapumal Kumaraya was the commander of the Kotte army at the time. Tamil served as one of the court languages of the Kotte kingdom at this time.

Images for kids

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  Political map of Sri Lanka following the "Spoiling of Vijayabahu"

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  A flag of the Catholic Karava Sinhalese who became Catholics during Kotte era

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  Kelani Viharaya