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Battle of Mulleriyawa

1562 in Asia16th century in Sri LankaBattles involving PortugalBattles involving the Kingdom of KandyBattles of the Early Modern period
Conflicts in 1562Wars involving Sri Lanka

The Battle of Mulleriyawa (Sinhala: මුල්ලේරියාව සටන) in 1559 was part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese during that period. According to local chronicles the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood after the annihilation of the Portuguese. With this victory Sitawaka emerged as a military power which was able to challenge the Portuguese expansion.

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