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	Kotte
		Kotte (meaning 'Fortress') was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kotte from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
		Kotte was a jala durgha (water fortress), in the shape of a triangle, with the Diyawanna Oya marshes forming two long sides; along the shorter third (land) side a large moat (the 'inner moat') was dug.
		The population of Kotte is mainly Sinhalese, with a mix of Muslims, Burghers and Tamils.
	www.jgames.co.uk /title/Kotte (1666 words)

	Kotte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kotte (meaning 'Fortress') was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Kotte from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
		Kotte was a jala durgha (water fortress), in the shape of a triangle, with the Diyawanna Oya marshes forming two long sides; along the shorter third (land) side a large moat (the 'inner moat') was dug.
		The population of Kotte is a mix of Sinhalese, Moors and Tamils.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kotte (775 words)

	Kotte, Johann Clausen (1563/64-1623/24) — GAMEO
		Johann Clausen (Jan Claesz) Kotte (Cotte, Codt, Coodt), also called Rollwagen (Rolweghen, Rolwaghen), was a prominent leader of the Mennonites of Eiderstedt, Holstein, Germany.
		He was the son of the Flemish Nikolaus Peter Kotte at Oldenswort in the region of Eiderstedt, whence he was banished in 1588.
		Kotte, who during his stay in the Netherlands called himself Jan Claesz Rolwaghen, seems to have left Amsterdam soon after 1602, and settled in Tönning in Holstein, Germany.
	www.gameo.org /encyclopedia/encyclopedia/contents/kotte_johann_clausen_1563_64_1623_24 (525 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: Kotte: The capital of the Sinhalese Kings
		Kotte, the one-time capital of the Sinhalese Kings is slowly waking up from its slumber after centuries of neglect under colonial rule.
		Kotte was built in the 14th century by a scion of a powerful family of Kerala ancestry Nissanka Alagakkonara in a village called Darugama.
		The very name Kotte is said to have derived from the Malayalam Kottai meaning 'fortress' and this is exactly what it was, a veritable fortress the later kings made their home, court and seat of government.
	www.lankalibrary.com /geo/ancient/kotte2.htm (569 words)

	Kotte (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An urban council governs Kotte and the neighbouring town of Nugegoda.
		Kotte was the capital of the Sinhalese kings from 1415 to 1565, largely owing to the lagoons, rivers, and swamps that still encircle it and provide a natural defense.
		When the first Portuguese envoys were taken from Colombo to Kotte in 1505, the Sinhalese led them on a circuitous three-day trip to conceal the capital's location.
	members.tripod.com /~amdon666/sri/kotte.htm (158 words)

	Untitled Document
		History of Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte, founded in the 3rd quarter of the 14th century by King Vikramabahu III's powerful Prime Minister Nissaka Alakesvara, who was earlier known as Nissanka Alagakonara, was the seat of Government of Sri Lanka in the glorious reign of that illustrious monarch Parakramabahu VI.
		Kotte was also the abode of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha, now enshrined in the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy.
		Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte was in the 1st century the capital of the then most powerful of the several kingdoms of Sri Lanka.
	www.geocities.com /lankakolla/512.htm (600 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Suspect Named In ISU Student's Death
		Kotte identified the man as a suspect but said the man had not been charged with in the death of Adeyooye.
		Kotte said police are continuing to interview other people who may have been involved or have information about the disappearance and death of Adeyooye, last seen Oct. 13 at a video store in the town where she went to school.
		Kotte said investigators still are awaiting results off a second autopsy and forensic tests they hope will determine Adeyooye's cause of death and where she died.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_307174033.html (363 words)

	Kotte city - gift delivery in Sri Lanka
		Kotte is the ancient capital of Kotte Kingdom which came into prominence after the arrival of the Portuguese to Sri Lanka in 1505.
		Etul Kotte was the inside of the ancient city of Kotte where the King had his palace and was separated by a wall.
		Kotte is surrounded by Battaramulla, Rajagiriya, Nugegoda and Thalawatugoda.Between Kotte and Battaramulla is the lake in the middle of which Sri Lanka?s Parliament is situated.
	www.lanka.info /Sri_Lanka/cities/colombo_kotte.jsp (245 words)

	The leftovers of Kotte
		Little do they realize that this tranquil place bordering the Diyawanna Oya was once a walled citadel, the one time seat of power of the whole country, the throne of the last ever king who managed to rule a unified Lanka, and also home to the most sacred tooth relic.
		After invading forces plundered the city, the Portuguese (who decided to abandon Kotte to defend their interest in Colombo), took back whatever useful remains to construct and fortify their fort and ramparts in Colombo.
		Kotte remained covered in jungle for many years, until the expanding population of the new capital encroached on the once royal lands, again destroying whatever remains that were in place.
	www.defonseka.com /hist_kotte02.htm (1502 words)

	A summary of Portugese History in Ceylon (1506-1631)
		The Island was divided in four Kingdoms: Kotte, the most important, Sitawaka, Kandy, in the mountains, and Jaffna in the North.
		The King of Kotte, Dharmapala (re-christened as Dom Joao Perya Bandara) and the Queen (re-christened as Dona Catherina) were converted to Christianity.
		They were also masters of the Kingdoms of Kotte and Sitawaka, but several attempts to occupy Kandy were met with failure.In 1597 the Portuguese had begun to fortify Galle.
	www.onlineessays.com /essays/history/his044.php (877 words)

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		When King Jijayaba in Kotte, tries to make the son of his 2nd queen the king, 3 sons of the 1st queen, obtain help from king Jayavira, ruler of Kandy, to kill the father and devide Kotte into 3 separate kingdoms (eldest in Kotte, 2nd in Raigama, 3rd (Mayadunne)in Sitawaka.
		Buvanekabahu-7 in Kotte whose lust for power and the insecurity between Mayadunne and the Portugese, will end him up being a poor, weak, puppet of the Portugese who is detested by the people.
		Realising that Portugese will side with the Kandy, Kotte- Siatawaka in combine forces attack Kandy, King Jayawira seek help from Portugese, As their help is late, he make peace with the attackers.
	www.spur.asn.au /Portugese.htm (5335 words)

	Lanka - 16th Century - Kotte - Fanam
		In 1347-8 the Gadaladeniya inscription states that the pay of the workmen engaged on the construction of that vihare amounted to 3,000 fanams; while provision was made for an annual tax of one fanam on each house.
		Fanams are also mentioned not infrequently in the grants of the Kotte period; they appear with massas in the Pepiliyana inscription.
		By 1614, however, the silver fanam re-appears as a regular sub-unit of the currency, the oldest recorded rating being 12 to the larin; it is mentioned as in use in the reign of Maydunne (1551-1580).
	lakdiva.org /coins/portuguese/kotte_panama.html (522 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features
		It was held this year from June 23rd to 26th at the Seema Malaka Poya Ge, at Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya which is the headquarters of the Sangha Sabhawa.
		Therefore the Chief priest of Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya, Venerable Maligaspe Thera was unanimously appointed to preside over the Upasampada ceremony to be conducted either at Kelaniya Temple or Kitshiri Mevan Kelaniya Temple.
		During the period the Upasampadawa is being held, the people of Kotte, Pagoda and Mirihana supply the morning and mid day Dana to the hundreds of bhikkhus who are present during these days.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/06/28/fea08.html (2726 words)

	Uthaug Ørland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We kan assume that this place did not sparkle since the Norwegian expression "kott" is the origin to the name of the farm.
		A "kott" means a small house, a poor small house.
		We notice, that at Kotte, they had a boat with sail for fishing, mentioned in an estate of a deceased person in 1821.
	www.museumsnett.no /yrjarheimbygdslag/bebyggelse/74_uthaug/gb_014_kotte.htm (310 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Kotte
		Kotte Whatever you're looking for you can get it on eBay.
		Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte SRI JAYEWARDENAPURA KOTTE [Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte] city (1995 est.
		A suburb of Colombo (the former capital) previously known as Kotte, the city was designated as the future capital of the country and renamed in 1977.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Kotte (251 words)

	Nigerian Village Square - Olamide Adeyooye: Suspect Charged (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kotte said the body was found over the weekend or Monday, but he declined comment on where, the cause of death or condition of the body.
		Kotte called the move standard in a criminal investigation, which this case officially became Wednesday after authorities discovered some of Adeyooye's possessions scattered in the thick underbrush that separates railroad tracks from a parking lot several blocks from her off-campus apartment.
		Kotte said the scene in the apartment did not necessarily raise officers' suspicions.
	www.nigeriavillagesquare.com /index.php/content/view/1793/62 (5001 words)

	The Lanka Academic :: View topic - Kolomba to Kotte
		Kotte-the capital is approximately ten kilometers from the Colombo port, as the crow flies.
		The intent was to deceive the Portuguese into believing Kotte was far away from Colombo port.
		The arrival of the Portuguese was a momentous event in history that set the stage for the advent of Western colonial rule in Sri Lanka.
	theacademic.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=4030 (871 words)

	The Daily Vidette
		Kotte described the evidence, which was found in a dumpster in the vicinity of Adeyooye's Market Street apartment, as a "bag of documents."
		Kotte said the investigation now includes 40 people specifically and actively working on the case from the FBI, ISU Police, the Normal Police Department and the McLean County Emergency Services Disaster Agency.
		Kotte confirmed there are about six to eight people that are persons of interest and not all of them have been spoken to yet.
	www.dailyvidette.com /media/paper420/news/2005/10/24/News/Police.Release.New.Details.About.Adeyooye.Investigation-1030794.shtml (520 words)

	Ny sida 3 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kotte älskade utställningar, och hade en mycket framgångsrik utställnings karriär, BIS and certvinnare.
		Kotte har här debuterat i "vuxenklasser" med BIS mot sin halvsyster Igmon Dorinda "Blossom" ägdes av Magdalena Hallström, men här visad av hennes lillasyster Johanna.
		Det här är Kottes pappa, han är ju då även pappa till P.Private Property "Jake", P. Another Temptation "Maja" and P. As Right As Rain "Maskot", sistnämnde ägdes inte av mig utan kennel Leavenworth i Finland.
	www33.brinkster.com /kennelpansy/kotte.htm (220 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features
		Ranasinghe in his attempts at untombing the old city of Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte had discovered a large number of artifacts and donated over 250 of them to Kotte Museum.
		Clay mug used for drinking purposes, 'Pe Thetiya' an ordinary coconut shell that has been used to measure time, terra-cotta Bodhisatva statues, 24 Suvisivivarana Buddha statues, garments worn by the ancient chieftains and a 300 year old sofa made of jack are among the valuable artifacts preserved by Mr.
		The Kotte museum which was built by Mr.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/05/04/fea05.html (460 words)

	The Sunday Times Letters to the Editor
		We are thus occupied because every tiny shower, every little gust of wind, and all the heavy vehicles that ply the Pita Kotte Road regularly cause crater-like holes to appear overnight which make that daily drive into Colombo an adventure of nightmarish proportions.
		The Bund Road alongside Parliament was smooth and pretty, while the Thalawatugoda Road that leads to the hospital was, for once, not in its usual state of pot holed disrepair.
		Residents of Kotte were stupid enough and euphoric enough to whisper to each other that road transport was really on the up and up.
	www.sundaytimes.lk /961006/letm.html (943 words)

	Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Mahasangha Sabha has rendered enormous service to Buddha Sasana - President \| American ...
		That was the first High Ordination Ceremony conducted under the auspices of Buddhist Monks of Sinhala origin known to the Buddhist history of Sri Lanka, recounted the President.
		The President said that as time passed by it became difficult to conduct the Higher Ordination Ceremony in Kandy and the seat of Higher Ordination was shifted to the Kotte Raja Mahaviharaya with the dawn of Poson Full-moon in the Buddha Era of 2398.
		In addition, the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Sangha Sabha established a number of "pirivenas" in different parts of the island to teach and propagate Buddhism through the Buddhist Order, he said.
	americanbuddhist.net /node/2163 (452 words)

	UNP Deputy Mayor of Kotte Municipal Council remanded - Printer Friendly Page - LOCAL - The Lanka Sun (Site not responding. Last check: )
		(LT) Being an alleged suspect of a roofing sheet theft, United National Party Deputy Mayor of Kotte Municipal Council Mr R Chinthaka Udayashantha was remanded till the 11th of this month by the Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Mrs Padmini N Ranawaka Gunatillake at Gangodawila Courts yesterday.
		Considering the facts placed before the Courts by the lawyers who appeared for the suspect, the Magistrate ordered to issue summons on the Mayor of Kotte Municipal Council, Mr J M Somadasa to appear in the Courts on the 11th.
		In its report Mirihana police had stated that the Housing Authority had handed over Mr J M Somadasa, Mayor of the Kotte Municipal Council 23,671 roofing sheets worth Rs 2,13,06,667 to be stored at the Municipal Office grounds.
	www.lankasun.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=757 (313 words)

	Kotte Sri Lanka : Reviews from the Lost Luggage Tales
		Kotte, renamed as Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is located 11km from Fort.
		Kotte also had been a Capital City at the time of the arrival of Portuguese.
		kotte has no passenger train services so getting around by public transportation means travelling by bus.
	www.lostluggagetales.com /reviews/kotte.shtml (130 words)

	satmag04
		The Kingdom of Kotte was established by Parakrama Bahu Vl (1473-1480) who was also Emperor of Ceylon.
		The Kandyan Kingdom was established as an autonomous Kingdom in 1474 under Vickrama Bahu Vl, King and Emperor of Kotte.
		With the coming of the Portuguese the King of Kotte, nobles and warriors were converted to the Catholic faith and adoption of Portuguese, titles and names after conversion.
	www.island.lk /2001/12/15/satmag04.html (1371 words)

	Kotte - Sri Lanka - Asia - World - news
		July 17, Colombo: With a Government direction all unauthorized structures built on the roadside in Kotte town next to the Parliament road was demolished by the authorities.
		Sri Lanka: 75 civilians arrested in Kotte, Gampaha
		Kotte : Chief Government Whip Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday told Parliament the establishment of Mihin Air by the Government has enabled Sri Lankans to travel to several countries at 40 per cent below the air fares charged by other airline services.
	www.wikio.com /world/asia/sri_lanka/kotte (419 words)

	Real Estate in Pitakotte
		This luxury house is situated in very close proximity to Pita Kotte junction (about 1.5 km) and also very close to Sri Jayawardena Pura Parliament.
		The Ground floor consist an entrance lobby, a large living room, a dinning room, 3 bed rooms, 2 bath rooms, 2 pantries,a TV lounge, a big car park, In the upper floor, 2 bed rooms, a small living room, 2 bathrooms.
		Two storey luxury house on 6.5 perches land at Kotte.
	www.lanka.info /Sri_Lanka/realestate/by_lanka_city.jsp?city=Pitakotte (387 words)

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