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Signing of the Kandyan Treaty

Name: Signing of the Kandyan Treaty
Start: 1638-05-23
Location: Batticaloa

When: 23 May 1638
Where: Batticaloa
Part of: Signing of the Treaty of Kandy

King Rajasinghe II and Dutch commanders signed the 19-article treaty in Batticaloa on 23 May 1638.

The agreement, known as the Westerwolt Treaty, was signed by Rajasinghe II, Adam van Westerwolt, and Willem Jacobszoon Coster. The document comprised 19 articles and a supplementary clause, written in both Dutch and Portuguese.

Sources

Kandyan Treaty of 1638 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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