Rule of Ormuz
Portuguese forces under command of Afonso de Albuquerque conquer Socotra in the the Red Sea and Ormuz in the Persian Gulf
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Alfonso DAlbuquerque Biography and Timeline
Follow Alfonso DAlbuquerque through 3 dated historical records for Portugal.
Alfonso DAlbuquerque, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1507–1511Years on this page
1507
Rule of Socotra
Portuguese forces under command of Afonso de Albuquerque had conquer Socotra in the mouth of the Red Sea and, for a short time, Ormuz in the Persian Gulf
1511
Capture of Malacca
Malacca commands the passage from the Indian Ocean to the south China seas. Completes a line of naval bases & posts from the Red Sea via Goa to the Far East
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