1. Alfonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of Portguese India.2...
Alfonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of Portguese India. Afonso managed to conquer Goa and was the first European of the Renaissance to raid the Persian Gulf, and he led the first voyage by a European fleet into the Red Sea.His military and administrative works are generally regarded as among the most vital to building and securing the Portuguese Empire in the Orient, the Middle East, and the spice routes of eastern Oceania.
Zamorin was the Hindu ruler of Calicut when Vasco-da-Gama’s arrived at Calicut in 1498.The Zamorin of Calicut was the hereditary monarch of the kingdom of Kozhikode (Calicut) on the Malabar Coast of India. Kozhikode was one of the important trading ports on the south-western coast of India. At the peak of their reign, the Samoothiri ruled over a region from Kollam (Quilon) to Panthalayani Kollam (Koyilandy).[3][4]
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1. Alfonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of Portguese India.2...
Arrived in India.3. The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in 1494 between Spain and Portugal, dividing the newly discovered lands outside Europe.4. The Battle of Diu in 1509 resulted in the defeat of the combined forces of the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and the Sultanate of Gujarat by the Portuguese.5. Goa became the capital of Portuguese India in 1510 after its capture from the Sultanate of Bijapur.6. The Portuguese established a trading post in Macau in 1557, which would become a major center of trade between China and Europe.7. The Inquisition was introduced in Portuguese India in the 16th century, leading to the persecution and expulsion of Jews and Muslims.8. The Dutch captured Portuguese Malacca in 1641, marking the decline of Portuguese influence in Southeast Asia.9. In 1739, Marathas captured the Portuguese colony of Bassein, significantly reducing Portuguese territories in India.10. Portuguese India was officially dissolved in 1961 when the Indian military annexed Goa, Daman, and Diu.
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