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Portuguese Ceylon
former Portuguese posession in Southern Asia
Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom
Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom in Sri Lanka (1560-1621)
Lascarins
Lascarins (, or Lascareen, Lascoreen and Lascarine) is a term used in Sri Lanka to identify indigenous soldiers who fought for the Portuguese during the Portuguese era (1505–1658) and continued to serve as colonial soldiers until the 1930s. The lascarins played a crucial role not only in the colonial armies, but also in the success of the campaigns of the local kingdoms.