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Rule of Socotra

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

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1507Date range
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Chronological records

1507

Alfonso DAlbuquerque1507

Socotra · Warfare / Military

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

Names involved

Alfonso DAlbuquerque

Provenance

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