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  • Ming–Kotte War
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  • The Ming–Kotte War was a military conflict between the expeditionary forces of the Chinese Ming empire with the Sinhalese Kotte kingdom, located in the southern territories of present-day Sri Lanka. This conflict happened when Ming China's treasure fleet returned to Ceylon in 1410 or 1411. It resulted in the overthrow of the Sinhalese ruling house.
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  • 92.0
Partof
  • the treasure voyages
Date
  • 1410
Commander
  • Admiral Zheng He
  • King Alakeshvara
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  • right
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  • 1
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  • left
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  • 1
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  • #F9F9F9
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  • right
Result
  • Ming victory
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Place
  • Ceylon
Source
  • Yang Rong about the confrontation in Ceylon
Conflict
  • Ming–Kotte War
Quote
  • And made captive that entire country,
  • And they humbly kowtowed, making crude sounds
  • Bringing back to our august capital,
  • Did not even merit the punishment of Heaven.
  • Praising the sage-like virtue of the imperial Ming ruler.
  • Straight-away, their dens and hideouts we ravaged,
  • Thus the august emperor spared their lives,
  • These insignificant worms, deserving to die ten thousand times over, trembling in fear...
  • Their women, children, families and retainers, leaving not one,
  • Cleaning out in a single sweep those noxious pests, as if winnowing chaff from grain...
abstract
  • The Ming–Kotte War was a military conflict between the expeditionary forces of the Chinese Ming empire with the Sinhalese Kotte kingdom, located in the southern territories of present-day Sri Lanka. This conflict happened when Ming China's treasure fleet returned to Ceylon in 1410 or 1411. It resulted in the overthrow of the Sinhalese ruling house.