By Schrikker, A.
This examine of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka within the interval 178 1815 presents a brand new over-all characterisation of the functioning and development of the colonial nation in a interval of transition.
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There was a succession dispute going on between the king of Kotte and his brother who ruled at Sitavaka, and these two power-blocks sought for external allies in their struggle. While Kotte found its ally in the Portuguese merchants, Sitavaka relied on support from the Muslim traders. This situation led to a classic history of “reluctant imperialism”: the Portuguese promised their support in exchange for concessions in the cinnamon trade and the possession of coastal forts. The conflict lasted nearly a century, but finally in 1593 the Portuguese helped Kotte to defeat Sitavaka.
This is reflected in the reports of Dutch and British embassies to the court. 72 The adig¯ars were also responsible for the town of Kandy. They organized the ferry to the palace and kept order in the city. This implied mostly that they had to secure safety during the big festivals and kept temples and public buildings in repair. Each adig¯ar held jurisdiction over half the Kingdom, the first adig¯ar over roughly the north and east and the second over the south and west. Appeals from these regions could be made to them.
The ancient civilizations (c. 500 - c. ) were found in the northern dry zone of the island, around the present-day towns of Anur¯adhapura and Pollonaruwa. This region is often referred to as R¯ajarata, or the hydraulic civilizations of the R¯ajarata Kingdoms, because of the extensive irrigation systems and a corresponding social and political organization that characterized these civilizations. Large ruins of ancient monasteries, palaces, temples and water tanks can still be admired. 34 The kingdoms were part of the large Theravada Buddhist tradition which spread from Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asian mainland after the third century.