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Afonso de Albuquerque

Type Figure Region Portugal Time 1453–1515 Also known as Albuquerque、Caesar of the East

Portuguese Indian Ocean commander (d. 1515) who took Goa, Hormuz, and Malacca and built a fortress network to the Spice Islands.

Timeline

  1. 1511Malacca · Malay PeninsulaIn July–August 1511 he led a fleet that took the Sultanate of Malacca, controlling the choke point of east–west trade, and built a fortress and customs station to monopolize the transshipment of spices and porcelain.
  2. 1512–1515Goa · West coast of IndiaUsing Goa as the eastern capital, he reformed administration, built fortresses, and sent envoys to Persia and the Malay states, building a maritime network of dominance from the East African coast to the Spice Islands; he died of illness in 1515.

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