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<p><b>Portuguese Ceylon</b> (; ; ) was the territory on Ceylon, modern-day <a href="page.php?w=Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, controlled by the <a href="page.php?w=Portuguese_Empire">Portuguese Empire</a> between 1597 and 1658.</p>

<p>Portuguese presence in the island lasted from 1505 to 1658. Their arrival was largely accidental, and the Portuguese sought control of commerce, rather than territory. The Portuguese were later drawn into the internal politics of the island with the political upheaval of the <a href="page.php?w=Wijayaba_Kollaya">Wijayaba Kollaya</a>,</p><p>
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