[1][2] It led to a punitive invasion against the Vijayanagar dynasty and captured a port, which was converted to a trade route.

[7][8] Kotte was founded as a fortress by Minister Alakesvara (1370–1385) of the Alagakkonara clan of the Kingdom of Gampola during the reign of Vikramabahu III of Gampola to checkmate invasions from South India on the western coast; Parakramabahu VI later made Kotte his capital city in 1412.

Parakramabahu VI waited until ties between the Vijayanagara Empire and Jaffna Kingdom were severed.

This was done in order to create the impression that the kingdom was too far inland to make invasion from the harbour feasible.

The Kotte King Vijayabahu VII's three sons mutinied and killed their father dividing the kingdom among themselves.

The king of Kotte after Wijayabe Kollaya, Buvenekabahu VII, got assistance from the Portuguese in order to defeat his brother, Mayadunne.

After Buvenekabahu had named Dharmapala as his heir, he was shot – supposedly by accident – by a Portuguese soldier.

Moorish merchants from India and Arabia dominated the trade of the kingdom until the arrival of the Portuguese.

After the conquest of Jaffna, Kotte possessed the pearl trading which gave an enormous wealth to the kingdom.

Parakramabahu VI built a shrine for the Sacred Tooth Relic near the royal palace.

Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya was also enshrined by Parakramabahu VI to celebrate the Esala Perahara Pegent, in Honor of the Sacred Tooth relic.

Prince Sapumal (crowned Bhuvanekabahu VI) had built a shrine near the ancient bo tree of the Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya as a vow to defeat Arya chakravarthi.

Prince Sapumal is also credited for building or renovating the Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna.