5 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Anne x ation ▁of ▁K otte ▁and ▁war ▁with ▁K andy ▁( 1 5 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Direct ▁Portuguese ▁rule ▁began ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁D har map ala ▁of ▁K otte ▁who ▁be que athed ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K otte ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁monarch . ▁By ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁had ▁cons olid ated ▁the ▁main ▁cent ers ▁of ▁re bell ion , ▁the ▁Kel ani ▁and ▁Kal u ▁g anga ▁bas ins , ▁leaving ▁the ▁border ▁regions ▁to ▁Sin hal ese ▁resistance . ▁ ▁Con quest ▁of ▁J aff na ▁( 1 6 1 9 ) ▁ ▁Dutch ▁con quest ▁( 1 6 3 8 - 1 6 5 8 ) ▁ ▁Administration ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁structure ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁ ▁Tax ation ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁and ▁eth nic ities ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Food ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁food s ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁influence ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁popular ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁For ▁example , ▁ling us ▁and ▁past ries . ▁ ▁Language ▁ ▁Sin h ala ▁words ▁for ▁certain ▁types ▁of ▁Western ▁att ire / ▁furn iture / ▁food ▁& ▁drink ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁Some ▁examples ▁are ▁below : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Dutch ▁C ey lon ▁ ▁British ▁C ey lon ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁C . ▁Gast on ▁Pere ira , ▁K andy ▁f ights ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁Sri ▁L anka : ▁V ij ith a