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Rule of India

Portugal · House / House of Avis. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1505Date range
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Chronological records

1505

Manuel I1505

House / House of Avis

Manuel I, sent his first viceroy, Dom Francisco de Almeida with twenty one vessels to strengthen the fledgling Portuguese empire in East Africa and India

Names involved

Manuel I

Provenance

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