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Indian Ocean trade networks, the cartaz system, and Portuguese naval control (1500–1650)

Indian Ocean trade networks, the cartaz system, and Portuguese naval control (1500–1650)

  1. Cartaz maritime pass system instituted

    Labels: Cartaz system, Portuguese navy
  2. Portuguese capture Hormuz (first occupation)

    Labels: Hormuz, Afonso de
  3. Battle of Diu establishes Portuguese naval dominance

    Labels: Battle of, Portuguese fleet
  4. Malacca captured, securing Strait of Malacca

    Labels: Malacca, Strait of
  5. Aden siege fails to close Red Sea route

    Labels: Aden siege, Albuquerque
  6. Portuguese takeover Hormuz consolidated; fort built

    Labels: Hormuz fortress, Portuguese garrison
  7. Fortress construction at Diu formally begins

    Labels: Diu fortress, Saint Thomas
  8. Battle of Swally weakens Portuguese control near Surat

    Labels: Battle of, English East
  9. Anglo-Persian capture ends Portuguese Hormuz

    Labels: Capture of, Anglo-Persian