Kingdom of Kotte
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Kingdom of Kotte කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය Sri Lanka | |||||||||
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1412–1597 | |||||||||
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Capital | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | ||||||||
Common languages | Sinhalese, Tamil | ||||||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Kingdom of Kotte | |||||||||
• 1412–1467 | Parakramabahu VI of Kotte | ||||||||
• 1472-1480 | Bhuvanaikabahu VI of Kotte | ||||||||
• 1484-1518 | Parakramabahu VIII of Kotte | ||||||||
• 1551–1597 | Dharmapala of Kotte (Last) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Unification of all Sri Lanka | 1412 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1597 | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය Kottay Rajadhaniya), centered on Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.