Sitawaka fort was built in what island country located southeast of the Republic of India?
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා "Śrī Laṃkā ", Tamil: இலங்கை "Ilaṅkai"), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country located southeast of the Republic of India and northeast of the Maldives. Its current existence is due to the merger of several empires present on the island under European colonial rule.
Mayadunne of Sitawaka Mayadunne (Sinhalese: මායාදුන්නේ ) (1501–1581) was a king of the Kingdom of Sitawaka, who ruled for 60 years between 1521 and 1581. Mayadunne was a fierce opponent of the Portuguese, who had arrived on the Island in 1505. He devoted his whole life attempting to oust his brother Bhuvanekabahu, the king of Kotte and thereby preserve the independence of Lanka, which was being undermined by the Portuguese intrigue. He constantly invaded the territory of Bhuvanekabahu of Kotte.