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The
Portuguese
arrived in the
Kingdom of Kotte
in 1505. By 1551, they had appointed a
captain-major
to control the Portuguese occupied territory called
Ceylon
on the island of modern-day
Sri Lanka
. In that time, there were numerous captains-major until 1594. The post of captain-major was preceded by that of the
captain
in 1518. In 1594, the captain-major was replaced with a
governor
.
List of captain-majors
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