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In the year 1602, on 2 May, the Dutch Admiral Joris van Spilbergen arrived in Ceylon with three ships from the Dutch port of Veere after a 12-month voyage. Visiting Kandy, the seat of King Vimaladharmasuriya I, Spilbergen and the king developed cordial relations. The king's admiration for his new-found friend was so deep that he began to learn ...
Relations between the Dutch Republic and the Kandyans were initiated on 2 June 1602 when Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen arrived at Santhamuruthu on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. [12] Later that year the Dutch East India Company despatched Sebald de Weert to Kandy in an attempt to negotiate a treaty. The visit ended in disaster when the ...
Map of Dutch Ceylon after the Treaty of Batticaloa. After 1 year of occupation the Dutch agreed to a treaty with Kandy however it was very harsh to the Kandy forcing them to acknowledge Dutch sovereignty over all the islands, and the entire coastline, so Kandy became landlocked, and thus dependent on the Dutch for imports. [10]
The Dutch-Kandyan War of 1670–1675 emerged as a result of territorial ambitions on the part of the Dutch, who sought to extend their dominion. The conflict saw French involvement, potentially at Rajasinha's invitation, although they were ultimately ousted.
CHAPTER 1 Ceylon as known to the Greeks and Romans; CHAPTER 2 Indian, Arabian, and Persian authorities; CHAPTER 3 Ceylon as known to the Chinese; CHAPTER 4 Ceylon as known to the Moors, Genoese and Venetians; Volume 2. PART VI MODERN HISTORY. CHAPTER 1 The Portuguese in Ceylon; CHAPTER 2 The Dutch in Ceylon; CHAPTER 3 The English period
The Battle of Mannar was a short battle fought between the Dutch and the opposing Portuguese forces on 22 February 1658. This battle, along with the subsequent capture of Jaffna would mark the end of Portuguese Ceylon .
The Travancore force turned against the Dutch possessions, captured Dutch out-posts in Travancore, attacked the factories, and took possession of the goods stored. [14] While matters were thus in the north, small reinforcement force of 105 and 70, which the Dutch Governor called from Ceylon, effected a landing at Colachel . [7]
History of Irrigation and Colonisation in Ceylon in 1941. Lands Maps and Surveys Vol I and Vol II in 1951. The Gal Oya Valley Project in Ceylon in 1951. Seeing Ceylon in 1965 reprinted in 1971 and reprinted in 1981. Furniture in Dutch Ceylon in 1969 and reprinted in 1978. Discovering Ceylon in 1973 and reprinted in 1982. Food and the People in 1975