Polity Trincomalee

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Was a short-lived Danish colony in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka).

Establishment

  • January 1621: Senarat placed great expectations on a Danish alliance against the Portuguese and agreed to sign a treaty and grant them the port of Trincomalee.

Chronology

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1. Sinhalese-Portuguese War

Were a series of wars between the native kingdoms of modern-day Sri Lanka and the Portuguese Empire.

1.1. Danish intervention (Sri Lanka)

Was a Danish military operation in Sri Lanka against the Portuguese Empire.

  • January 1621: Senarat placed great expectations on a Danish alliance against the Portuguese and agreed to sign a treaty and grant them the port of Trincomalee.
  • January 1621: Just two weeks after the treaty was signed, the Danish evacuated Trincomalee.

Disestablishment

  • January 1621: Just two weeks after the treaty was signed, the Danish evacuated Trincomalee.