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Capture of Sri Lanka

Portugal · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1509Date range
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Chronological records

1509

Francisco de Almeida3 February 1509

Sri Lanka · Warfare / Military

After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire

Names involved

Francisco de Almeida

Provenance

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