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Afonso De Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa ( – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, statesman and ''conquistador''. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, during which he expanded Portuguese influence across the Indian Ocean and built a reputation as a fierce and skilled military commander. Albuquerque advanced the three-fold Portuguese grand scheme of combating Islam, spreading Christianity, and securing the trade of spices by establishing a Portuguese Asian empire. Among his achievements, Albuquerque managed to conquer Goa and was the first European of the Renaissance to raid the Persian Gulf, and he led the first voyage by a European fleet into the Red Sea. He is generally considered a highly effective military commander, and "probably the greatest naval commander of the age", given his successful strategy of attempting to close all the Indian Ocean naval passages to the Atlantic, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and to the Pacific, transforming it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Goa
The title Duke of Goa () (Konkani language, Konkani: Goemtchô Duque) was the first Portuguese ducal title given outside the royal family, and the first Portuguese noble title to be granted to a territory overseas, Goa, India. History The title was bestowed upon Afonso de Albuquerque, the second Viceroy of India, by the Portuguese King Manuel I of Portugal, Manuel I in 1515 as a reward for his outstanding performance for the Portuguese Empire. This was the first ducal title granted outside the royal family and the first title that refers to land overseas. The Casa Ducal de Goa was the most important and richest of noble houses of its time in the sixteenth century, shortly behind the ducal houses on the Crown and the House of Braganza. Having no legitimate children, Afonso de Albuquerque, before leaving for his term as governor in India, provided for the legitimacy of his only natural son Brás de Albuquerque, which was granted by the Crown in 1506. In India, he wrote to ask King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Luso-Malabarese War
The First Luso–Malabarese War was the first armed conflict fought by the Portuguese Empire in Asia, and the first of nine against the Zamorin of Calicut (kingdom), Calicut, then the preeminent power on the Malabar Coast, in India. Hostilities broke out in 1500 and continued for thirteen years until the ruling Zamorin was assassinated and his successor signed a peace treaty with the Portuguese governor of India Afonso de Albuquerque. The conflict erupted over trade. Though himself a Hindu, the Zamorin was closely associated with and heavily dependent on the influential Muslim merchant community of Calicut. Wary of the threat that the Portuguese posed to their interests, they interfered with and disrupted Portuguese attempts to trade in India or negotiate with the Zamorin. Some of the most famous Portuguese personalities of the Age of Discovery participated in the war, such as Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral, Francisco de Almeida, Dom Francisco de Almeida and Afonso de Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay–Portuguese Conflicts
The Malay–Portuguese conflicts were military engagements between the forces of the Portuguese Empire and the various Malay states and dynasties, fought intermittently from 1509 to 1641 in the Malay Peninsula and Strait of Malacca. Background In 1498, after decades of exploratory efforts, the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reached India, landing at Kozhikode, Calicut. He returned to Lisbon in 1499, ushering a new age of European presence in the East. King Manuel I of Portugal, Manuel wished to become involved in the Indian Ocean trade network, expecting to derive great profits from importing spices to Europe via the Cape Route, bypassing the numerous middle-men that traded in valuable merchandise through the Red Sea, Mamluk Sultanate, Egypt and the Middle East, where they were acquired by Republic of Venice, Venetian merchants and sold in Europe. The existence of the wealthy trade hub of Malacca was known to King Manuel of Portugal since at least 1505, from second-hand in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Socotra
The Battle of Socotra was a military engagement that took place on Socotra, Socotra Island in 1507, and which resulted in the occupation of the Island by the Portuguese Empire as Portuguese Socotra. Context The island of Socotra was first contacted by the Portuguese in 1506, by the captain Fernandes Pereira, part of a fleet commanded by Lopo Soares de Albergaria. In April 1506, a fleet of ten ships under Tristão da Cunha and four ships under Afonso de Albuquerque departed Lisbon, tasked by Manuel I of Portugal, king Manuel among other things to capture Socotra, from which a fleet could be based to blockade the Red Sea. This was a response to the anti-Portuguese Republic of Venice, Venetian-Mamluk Sultanate, Egyptian alliance which would be defeated at the Battle of Diu in 1509. Battle The Portuguese found at Suq (Socotra), Suq a well-fortified Muslim fort built by the Mahra of Qishn in Yemen on the Arabian mainland, which was used to collect tribute from the surrounding inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Barawa
The Battle of Barawa was an armed military encounter between the Portuguese Empire and the Ajuran Sultanate, in the city of Barawa. The Portuguese staged a landing and achieved their objectives of sacking the city. Battle In February 1507, an '' armada'' of 16 ships commanded by Tristão da Cunha and assisted by Afonso de Albuquerque docked at Malindi, en route to India via the island of Socotra. The King of Malindi had been a faithful vassal of the Portuguese since the maiden voyage of Vasco da Gama to India in 1497, and at that instance, the King requested assistance from the Portuguese against the hostile cities of Oja, Lamu and Barawa. Oja was sacked and Lamu was subjugated without a fight. Upon reaching Barawa, the Portuguese first sent an ambassador called Leonel Coutinho, and offered the city the chance to submit without a fight, which was refused. The Portuguese made ready to assault the city, and reported that its defences included a well fortified wall and a garris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Conquest Of The East African Coast
The Portuguese conquest of the East African coast was a series of military campaigns between 1500 and 1509, during which the Portuguese subdued and vassalized several coastal cities, establishing dominance along the East African coast. Background On July 8, 1497 Vasco da Gama left Lisbon with a fleet of four ships and a crew of 170 men. On March 1, 1498, he reached Mozambique. The Portuguese at first hoped for a peaceful encounter, however, doubts arose when a boat with around a hundred men approached. Vasco da Gama allowed only four or five on aboard, fearing a trap. After a discussion, they returned ashore, and the local ruler sent a sheep and fruit as gifts, inviting the Portuguese to come ashore. Yet, doubts still remained. The next evening, pilots from Mozambique who had accompanied the fleet escaped into the sea, that night, the captain tortured two Moors. The Portuguese were threatened to be captured once they landed. That same night, two boats approached the ships, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of Banastharim
The Capture of Banastharim was a series of military confrontations between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Adil Shahi Sultanate in 1512, during the Portuguese expansion in India. The final siege leading to the capture of the fort. Background After capturing Goa in November 1510, the Portuguese did not immediately gain control of surrounding territories like Ponda, Bardez, and Salsette. The Muslim forces, led by Phulat Khan, retreated to Banastharim, a strategic location about 14 km from Goa, and began creating insecurity in the region. Taking advantage of Afonso de Albuquerque's absence on an expedition to Malacca, Phulat Khan crossed the river and invaded the island of Goa, attempting to recapture it. The initial resistance from the Governor of Goa, Malhar Rao, and the local ally Timmoja proved futile, forcing them to flee. Captain Rodrigo Rebello managed to rout the Muslim forces near Goa Velha with a small force of thirty cavalry men, two hundred Malabarese and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Conquest Of Goa
The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Sultanate of Bijapur. Old Goa became the capital of Portuguese India, which included territories such as Fort Manuel of Cochin, Bom Bahia, Damaon, and Chaul. It was not among the places Albuquerque was supposed to conquer. He did so after he was offered the support and guidance of Timoji and his troops. Albuquerque had been given orders by Manuel I of Portugal to capture Ormus, Aden, and Malacca only. Goa would remain under Portuguese control Annexation of Goa, until 1961.''Conversions and citizenry: Goa under Portugal, 1510–1610'' Délio de Mendonça pg. 82''ff'/ref> Background On 4 November 1509, Afonso de Albuquerque succeeded Dom Francisco de Almeida as Governor of the Portuguese State of India, after the arrival in India of Marshal of Portugal Dom Fernando Coutinho, sent by Manuel I of Portugal, King Manuel to enforce the orderly succession of Albuquerque t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adil Shahi–Portuguese Conflicts
Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts refers to the various armed engagements that took place in India between the Portuguese Empire and the Sultanate of Bijapur, ruled by the Adil Shahi dynasty, whose rulers were known to the Portuguese as ''Hidalcão''. The Sultanate of Bijapur was one of the Deccan sultanates, Deccan Sultanates. The Portuguese first clashed with the forces of Bijapur in 1506 at the Siege of Anjadiva (1506), siege of Angediva. The Portuguese governor of India Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510 after its ruler was found to be harbouring mercenaries there and preparing an expedition to send against the Portuguese. Goa became the capital of the Portuguese State of India and head of all Portuguese possessions in Asia until 1961, though the Sultanate of Bijapur ceased to exist when it was conquered by the Mughal Empire in 1686. Background In 1498, the Portuguese established direct contact with India by sea after Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Intervention In Hormuz (1514–1515)
The Portuguese intervention in Hormuz (1514–1515) took place amidst a power struggle within the Kingdom of Hormuz. After the poisoning of King Saif-ud-Din in 1512, Hormuz was divided between Turan Shah and Rais Ahmad, who held control with the support of Ismail I of Persia. The Portuguese, led by Afonso de Albuquerque, intervened, eventually assassinating Rais Ahmad and establishing Portuguese control over Hormuz. Background In the early 1500s, Hormuz was under the rule of King Saif-ud-Din. However, King Saif-ud-Din was poisoned in 1512 by Rais Nur-ud-Din, who then installed the young Turan Shah as the new king. But Turan Shah's rule was short, as Rais Ahmad, the son of Rais Nur-ud-Din, deposed his uncle and took control of the kingdom, with the backing of Ismail Shah of Persia. Conflict In response to the growing influence of the Safavids in Hormuz, Afonso de Albuquerque Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa ( – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Conquest Of Hormuz
The Portuguese conquest of Hormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese people, Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, Fortress of Hormuz. This conquest gave the Portuguese full control of the trade between India and Europe passing through the Persian Gulf. Background The campaign against Hormuz was a result of a plan by King Manuel I of Portugal, who in 1505 had resolved to thwart Indian Ocean trade, Muslim trade in the Indian Ocean by capturing Aden to block trade through the Red Sea and Alexandria; Hormuz, to block trade through Beirut; and Malacca to control trade with China. The Portuguese had reports indicating that the island of Socotra was inhabited by Nestorian Christians and might prove useful towards this endeavor. Socotra was then a dominion of the Mahra Sultanate, Banu Afrar clan of Qishn, in mainland Arabian Peninsula, Arabia, whom the Portuguese would refer in the 16th century as ''Fartaques'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of Muscat (1507)
The Capture of Muscat happened in 1507, when a Portuguese armada commanded by Afonso de Albuquerque attacked and conquered the city of Muscat, which was under Hormuzi rule. Background In 1506, Albuquerque left Lisbon and together with Tristão da Cunha, commanded the 8th Portuguese India Armada. They reached the Indian Ocean in 1507 and started conquering cities all over the East African coast. Then, they proceeded to the island of Socotra, which was also conquered. With this, Albuquerque separated from the rest of the armada with around 500 men and 6 ships and headed towards the Arabian peninsula. The Portuguese finally reached the coast of Oman in the summer of 1507, passing by the Masirah Island, conquering Qalhat and Quriyat using brutal force, not even women and children were sparred from the massacres. Albuquerque's forces reached Muscat soon after. After arriving there, the Portuguese commander classified Muscat as the "principal ''entrepôt'' of the Kingdom of Hormuz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
