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Rajasinha II: The Kandyan King Who Outplayed the Dutch

Rajasinha II: The Kandyan King Who Outplayed the Dutch

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Rajasinha II of Kandy, the wily king who masterfully played Dutch and Portuguese colonizers against each other. Fresh off the 1656 surrender of Colombo, Rajasinha II expected the Dutch to hand over the coastal forts. Instead, they kept them, setting off decades of tension, secret treaties, and a Kandyan bid to build a navy with help from the Malabar coast. The episode details the 1658 Kandyan-Dutch assault on Jaffna, the king's diplomatic overtures to the French and English, and the dramatic defection of Robert Knox. It also examines Rajasinha II's legacy — a ruler who preserved Sinhalese independence but left a kingdom economically isolated, setting the stage for the eventual Kandyan Convention. Specifics include the 1638 treaty of Batticaloa, the 1664 French embassy under Caron, and the king's patronage of Buddhist and Hindu institutions. #RajasinhaII #KandyanKingdom #DutchCeylon #VOC #PortugueseCeylon #Jaffna #Batticaloa #RobertKnox #FrancoisCaron #Malabar #Kandy #Colombo #1656 #SriLankaHistory #SouthAsianHistory #Colonialism #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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