The Convention of Malvana (also spelled Malwāna, Sinhala: මල්වාන ගිවිසුමෙන්දMalwana Giwisumenda) was a 1598 agreement between the Sinhalese chiefs of Sri Lanka and the Portuguese.[1] The convention was organised by the Portuguese General Jerónimo de Azevedo who felt as though the Sri Lankan natives did not demonstrate ample allegiance to King Philip I of Portugal. Following the 1597 death of Dharmapala of Kotte, ruler of the Kingdom of Kotte, Azevedo summoned two deputies from each Korale to a convention. The event took place on 29 September at Malwana or Colombo—the exact location has been disputed.[2][3]
At the convention, Azevedo initially suggested to the deputies for the native Sri Lankan inhabitants to abandon their traditional customs, in favor of political loyalty and cultural assimilation to King Philip and Portugal. Following two days of deliberation, the deputies described their resistance to abandoning their customs.[4] Azevedo consented to respecting the natives' way of life, including their laws and customs, provided they swear allegiance to King Philip and recognise and respect the sovereignty of the Portuguese colonial government.[1][2] A group of eight representatives from the pool Sinhalese delegates, all reportedly Christian, promised their loyalty to the King of Portugal.[3] Thome Rodrigo was present at the signing.
The convention has been widely criticised as a Portuguese attempt at providing the facade of legality and justification for their colonisation of Ceylon.[2][5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Convention of Malvana | Portugal-Ceylon [1597]". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^ abcAbeysinghe, T. B. H. (January–June 1964). "The Myth of the Malvana Convention" (PDF). The Ceylon Journal of Historical and Social Studies. 7 (1): 67.
^ abPieris, Paulus Edward (1999). Ceylon and the Portuguese, 1505-1658. Asian Educational Services. pp. Chapter VII. ISBN8120613724. OCLC 493463704.
^"The discussion at Malwana | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". Retrieved 19 January 2019.
^"Convention of Malvana | Portugal-Ceylon [1597]". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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