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Kingdom of Kotte, Sri Lanka

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1391–1400

In the 1390s the Kingdom of Kotte gradually unified Sri Lanka under rulers such as Sembahu V, replacing earlier fragmented polities like Yapa Patuna.

Timeline

  1. 1391–1396Kotte · Sri LankaDuring the reign of Buvanekabahu V, Kotte's position as the center of island kingship was strengthened, the legitimacy of rule was consolidated with the support of the Buddhist sangha, and local administration was reformed.
  2. 1394–1399Southwestern Sri Lanka · Sri LankaThrough military campaigns and marriage alliances, the Kingdom of Kotte gradually absorbed fragmented polities such as Yapa Patuna, gaining control of more territory in the island's southwest and accelerating the process of unification.
  3. 1399–1400Sri Lanka · Sri LankaBy the end of the decade Kotte had become the strongest polity on the island; the northern Kingdom of Jaffna remained independent, but the political and military conditions for Kotte to unify the whole island grew steadily, creating the conditions for final unification in the early 15th century.

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