Faustin Soulouque vs Vimaladharmasuriya I

Emperor Faustin I launched a military campaign to reconquer the Dominican Republic, which had gained independence from Haiti in 1844. The Haitian army was defeated at the Battle of Las Carreras by Dominican forces under Pedro Santana, ending the invasion.

Faustin Soulouque, who had been President of Haiti since 1847, proclaimed himself Emperor Faustin I. He established a hereditary monarchy, created a nobility, and modeled his court after Napoleon III's France. This ended Haiti's republican government.

Faustin I ordered a second invasion of the Dominican Republic with a larger army. The Haitian forces were again defeated at the Battle of Santom

A revolution led by General Fabre Geffrard overthrew Emperor Faustin I. He was forced to abdicate and went into exile in Jamaica. The empire was abolished, and Haiti returned to a republican form of government under Geffrard.

Vimaladharmasuriya I established Kandy as the capital of the Sinhalese kingdom. He fortified the city and made it the center of resistance against Portuguese expansion.

Vimaladharmasuriya I's forces ambushed and defeated a Portuguese army at Danture. The Portuguese commander, Pedro Lopes de Sousa, was killed, and the Kandyan kingdom secured its independence.

Vimaladharmasuriya I restored Buddhism as the state religion in the Kandyan kingdom. He brought the Tooth Relic of the Buddha to Kandy and built a temple to house it, reviving Buddhist traditions.

Vimaladharmasuriya I built the first Temple of the Tooth in Kandy to house the sacred Tooth Relic. This established Kandy as the primary Buddhist center in Sri Lanka.