List of Captains of Portuguese Ceylon

The following is a list of Portuguese captains of Portuguese Ceylon. The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1518, they had appointed a Captain to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Ceylon on the island of modern day Sri Lanka. In that time, there were numerous Captains until 1551. The post of Captain was succeeded by that of the Captain-majors in 1551 and the by a Governor in 1594.

List of Captains

See also

• List of monarchs of Sri Lanka
• List of Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon
• List of Governors of Portuguese Ceylon
• History of Sri Lanka

References

• List of Heads of State of Sri Lanka

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