Kotte (Kingdom) (English spelling) Kotte

Japanese: Kotte(王国)(英語表記)Kotte
Kotte (Kingdom) (English spelling) Kotte

...Lacking a foundation for irrigated agriculture, the Sinhalese dynasty was plagued by internal conflicts and gradually split into regional powers. In 1474, King Vikramabāhu, who established a local power in the central mountain range, declared independence from the Kingdom of Kotte, and the Kingdom of Kandy is considered to have been established. By 1597, most of the coastal areas of Sri Lanka had been annexed by the Portuguese, and only the inland Kingdom of Kandy maintained its independence as a local power. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kotte (Kingdom)" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…灌漑農業の基盤を欠いていたシンハラ王朝は,内部抗争を繰り返しながら,しだいに地域的な権力に分裂していった。1474年に中央山地に地方権力を樹立したビクラマバーフ王Vikramabāhuが,コーッテKotte王国からの分離独立を宣言し,キャンディKandy王国が成立したとみなされている。1597年までに,スリランカの沿岸地帯の大半がポルトガル植民地に併合され,内陸部のキャンディ王国のみが,在地の権力として独立を維持した。…

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