Kingdom of Sitawaka

Kingdom Level 3

1521 – 1594

Kingdom of Mayadunne and Rajasinghe I, fierce opponents of the Portuguese.

🗺 See on map in 1558

Capital: Sitawaka
Region: Sri Lanka
Duration: 73 years
Main period: Mughal Empire

Approximate extent.

At a glance

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Rulers

Rajasinghe I

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Rulers

Rajasinghe I King
1581 – 1593

Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.

📚 Recommended reading on the Kingdom of Sitawaka

Reference

A History of Sri Lanka

K. M. de Silva · Penguin

The standard history of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura to independence.

General reading

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📄 Research papers

Paper🏛 Library access

Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States

Richard M. Eaton · 2000
Journal of Islamic Studies 11(3): 283–319

A documented, case-by-case study of temple destruction and its political context, 1192–1760.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1093/jis/11.3.283

Paper🏛 Library access

🇮🇳 Indian scholarship

Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India

Irfan Habib · 1969
The Journal of Economic History 29(1): 32–78

Money, markets, crafts and credit in the Mughal economy — and why they did not lead to capitalism.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1017/S0022050700097825

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🇮🇳 Indian scholarship

Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia

Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997
Modern Asian Studies 31(3): 735–762

Reads Mughal India as part of a connected early-modern world rather than an isolated civilisation.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1017/S0026749X00017133

Paper🏛 Library access

Knowing the Country: Empire and Information in India

C. A. Bayly · 1993
Modern Asian Studies 27(1): 3–43

Spies, runners and news-writers: how the Company took over Indian systems of information.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1017/S0026749X00016061

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🗂 Era 1

Medieval India
Part of this era

⏳ Periods 1

Mughal Empire
Belongs to this period

🏛 Kingdoms & empires 9

Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Vijayanagara Empire 1336 – 1646
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961
Existed at the same time (73 years)
Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857
Existed at the same time (68 years)

👑 Rulers 1

Rajasinghe I 1581 – 1593
Ruled it

🔧 Technology 1

The first printing press September 1556
Made or discovered in this time

📄 Research 3

Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton · 2000
Research on this topic
Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India Irfan Habib · 1969
Research on this topic
Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997
Research on this topic

📚 Books 1

A History of Sri Lanka K. M. de Silva
Recommended reading

Contemporaries

Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Sitawaka for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.

Sultanate of the Maldives ★

Islands · c. 1153 – 1968

Overlap: 73 years

Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★

Himalaya · 1201 – 1769

Overlap: 73 years

Ahom Kingdom ★

Northeast · 1228 – 1826

Overlap: 73 years

Mewar (Sisodia) ★

West · 1326 – 1949

Overlap: 73 years

Vijayanagara Empire ★

South · 1336 – 1646

Overlap: 73 years

Kingdom of Mysore ★

South · 1399 – 1950

Overlap: 73 years

Kingdom of Kandy ★

Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815

Overlap: 73 years

Portuguese Estado da Índia ★

Coastal · 1505 – 1961

Overlap: 73 years

Mughal Empire ★

North · 1526 – 1857

Overlap: 68 years

Zamorins of Calicut

South · c. 1124 – 1766

Overlap: 73 years

Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)

West · c. 1128 – 1949

Overlap: 73 years

Jaffna Kingdom

Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619

Overlap: 73 years

Marwar (Rathore)

West · c. 1226 – 1949

Overlap: 73 years

Kashmir Sultanate

Bengal Sultanate

Malwa Sultanate

Central · 1392 – 1562

Overlap: 41 years

Gujarat Sultanate

West · 1407 – 1573

Overlap: 52 years

Kingdom of Kotte

Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597

Overlap: 73 years

Gajapati Kingdom

East · 1434 – 1541

Overlap: 20 years

Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)

Deccan · 1490 – 1636

Overlap: 73 years

Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)

Deccan · 1490 – 1686

Overlap: 73 years

Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)

Deccan · 1490 – 1574

Overlap: 53 years

Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)

Deccan · 1492 – 1619

Overlap: 73 years

Portuguese Cochin

Coastal · 1503 – 1663

Overlap: 73 years

Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)

Northeast · 1515 – 1949

Overlap: 73 years

Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)

Madurai Nayaks

Portuguese Bassein & Bombay

Coastal · 1534 – 1739

Overlap: 60 years

Portuguese Diu

Coastal · 1535 – 1961

Overlap: 59 years

Portuguese Daman

Coastal · 1559 – 1961

Overlap: 35 years

Gorkha Kingdom

Himalaya · 1559 – 1768

Overlap: 35 years