1511 ⟶ Portuguese Conquest of Malacca

Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capi...
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⚔️ Afonso de Albuquerque Captures Hormuz and Muscat

Afonso de Albuquerque conquered Hormuz and Muscat, among other bases in the Persian Gulf, taking control of the region at the entrance of the Gulf.⟶
Afonso de Albuquerque Captures Hormuz and Muscat (1507)
Portuguese EmpireIndian OceanAge of ExplorationColonialismConquestPersian GulfMaritime PowerTrade RoutesAfonso de AlbuquerqueNaval Warfare
IranIranOmanOmanPortugalPortugal

🚢 Portuguese Attempt to Capture Malacca Fails

The Portuguese king sends Diogo Lopes de Sequeira to find Malacca, the eastern terminus of Asian trade. After initially receiving Sequeira, Sultan Mahmud Shah captures and/or kills several of his men and attempts an assault on the four Portuguese ships, which escape. The Javanese fleet is also destroyed in Malacca.⟶
Portuguese Attempt to Capture Malacca Fails (1509)
Portuguese EmpireTrade RoutesExplorationAge of ExplorationMaritime ConflictColonialismTradeNaval Warfare
PortugalPortugalMalaysiaMalaysiaIndonesiaIndonesia

⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Goa

Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Goa in India.⟶
Portuguese Conquest of Goa (1510)
Portuguese EmpireIndian HistoryColonialismConquestTrade RoutesIndian OceanAfonso de AlbuquerqueTradeNaval Power
PortugalPortugalIndiaIndia

⚔️ Portuguese Conquest of Malacca

Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca in present-day Malaysia.⟶
Portuguese Conquest of Malacca (1511)
ColonialismExplorationTradeAge of ExplorationPortuguese EmpireMaritime TradeSpice TradeAfonso de AlbuquerqueConquest
PortugalPortugalMalaysiaMalaysia

🚢 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.⟶
Magellan Expedition's Cloves Trade with Maluku (1521)
ExplorationSpice TradeColonialismMaritime HistoryAge of ExplorationTradePortuguese EmpireMaluku Islands
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I

Spanish conquistadores apprehend the last Inca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba, Peru, and execute him in Cuzco.⟶
Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I (1572)
ColonialismInca EmpireSpanish EmpirePeruConquestResistanceIndigenous PeoplesMilitary History
PeruPeruSpainSpain