3 February 1509
Battle of Diu
Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area
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Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area
The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the Battle of Swally in 1612
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