Rule of Ormuz1507
Portuguese forces under command of Afonso de Albuquerque conquer Socotra in the the Red Sea and Ormuz in the Persian Gulf
Historical person
Alfonso DAlbuquerque Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfonso DAlbuquerque, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Portugal.
3 records1507–15113 events3 places
Chronological biography
1507
Rule of Socotra1507
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 Malacca1511
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
Record provenance
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