1522 ⟶ Portugal Granted Fortress Rights in Sunda Kelapa
August, Luso-Sundanese Treaty signed between Portugal and Su...
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Portugal⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Goa
Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Goa in India.⟶
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India⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Malacca
Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca in present-day Malaysia.⟶
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Malaysia🚢 Magellan Expedition's Cloves Trade with Maluku
November, Ferdinand Magellan's expedition reaches Maluku (in present-day Indonesia) and after trade with Ternate returns to Europe with a load of cloves.⟶
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IndonesiaPortugal🤝 Portugal Granted Fortress Rights in Sunda Kelapa
August, Luso-Sundanese Treaty signed between Portugal and Sunda Kingdom granted Portuguese permit to build fortress in Sunda Kelapa.⟶
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The Portuguese establish Recife in Pernambuco, north-east of Brazil.⟶
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