▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K otte ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁monarch ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 0 . ▁That ▁allowed ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁sufficient ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K otte ▁upon ▁D har map ala ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 7 . ▁Portuguese ▁rule ▁began ▁with ▁much ▁resistance ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁population . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K andy ▁sought ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁initially ▁entered ▁into ▁agreement . ▁After ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁economy ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁the ▁Dutch – Port ug uese ▁War ▁saw ▁the ▁Dutch ▁con quest ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁Portugal ' s ▁Asian ▁colon ies ▁- ▁C ey lon ▁included , ▁between ▁ 1 6 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁Nevertheless , ▁elements ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁culture ▁from ▁this ▁colonial ▁period ▁remain ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ar rival ▁and ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁( 1 5 0 5 - 1 5 4 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁contact ▁between ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Dom ▁L our en ço ▁de ▁Al me ida ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 5 – 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁largely ▁accident al ▁and ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁later ▁that ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁sought ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fort ified ▁trad ing ▁settlement . ▁ ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K otte ▁as ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁v ass al ▁( 1 5 4 3 - 1