<0x98> <0xE0> <0xB6> <0xAD> <0xE0> <0xB7> <0x94> <0xE0> <0xB6> <0x9C> <0xE0> <0xB7> <0x93> <0xE0> <0xB7> <0x83> ි ▁ <0xE0> <0xB6> <0xBD> <0xE0> <0xB6> <0x82> ක ා ව ▁Pur uth ug isi ▁L ank awa , ▁T amil : ▁ ப <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x8B> ர ் த ் த ு க ் க <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x87> ய ▁ <0xE0> <0xAE> <0x87> ல <0xE0> <0xAE> <0x99> ் க ை ▁P orth u key a ▁Il ank ai ) ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁territory ▁on ▁C ey lon , ▁modern - day ▁Sri - L anka , ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁between ▁ 1 5 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁ ▁Portuguese ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 5 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁Their ▁arrival ▁was ▁largely ▁accident al , ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁sought ▁control ▁of ▁commerce , ▁rather ▁than ▁territory . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁were ▁later ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁internal ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁the ▁political ▁up he aval ▁of ▁the ▁W ij ay aba ▁K oll aya , ▁and ▁used ▁these ▁internal ▁divisions ▁to ▁their ▁advantage ▁during ▁the ▁Sin hal ese – Port ug uese ▁War , ▁first ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁valuable ▁c inn am on ▁and ▁later ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁island . ▁Direct ▁Portuguese ▁rule ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁D har map ala ▁of ▁K otte , ▁who ▁died ▁without ▁an ▁he ir , ▁and ▁had ▁be que athed