3 February 1509Battle of DiuFrancisco de Almeida
Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area
Historical records for Portugal in 1509, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
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
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. 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
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. 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
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. 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
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
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
Death of Francisco de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope. Afonso de Albuquerque arrives at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refuses to recognize Albuquerques credentials & arrests him
Death of Francisco de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope
Founds the 1st European settlement in Brazil, Puerto Seguro
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