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Portuguese Estado da Índia and imperial administration in the Indian Ocean (1505–1755)

Portuguese Estado da Índia and imperial administration in the Indian Ocean (1505–1755)

  1. Treaty of Tordesillas divides imperial spheres

    Labels: Treaty of, Spain, Portugal

  3. Fort Manuel built at Cochin

    Labels: Fort Manuel, Cochin

  4. Francisco de Almeida appointed first viceroy

    Labels: Francisco de, Viceroyalty

  5. Battle of Diu establishes Portuguese naval dominance

    Labels: Battle of, Portuguese Navy

  6. Albuquerque succeeds Almeida as governor

    Labels: Afonso de, Estado da

  7. Portuguese capture Goa as regional headquarters

    Labels: Goa, Portuguese India

  8. Portuguese capture Malacca to control the strait

    Labels: Malacca, Afonso de

  9. Portuguese reassert control at Hormuz

    Labels: Hormuz, Albuquerque

  10. Treaty of Bassein expands Portuguese northern holdings

    Labels: Treaty of, Bahadur of

  11. Goa Inquisition tribunal established

    Labels: Goa Inquisition, Holy Office

  12. Iberian Union begins, altering imperial competition

    Labels: Iberian Union, Spain

  13. Anglo-Persian forces capture Hormuz from Portugal

    Labels: Capture of, Safavid Empire

  14. Portuguese expelled from Japan amid Tokugawa restrictions

    Labels: Expulsion from, Tokugawa

  15. Portuguese Restoration War begins in Europe

    Labels: Portuguese Restoration, Lisbon

  16. Dutch-Johor forces capture Portuguese Malacca

    Labels: Capture of, Dutch East

  17. Marriage Treaty ties Portugal to England and Bombay

    Labels: Marriage Treaty, Bombay

  18. Maratha invasion pressures Portuguese Goa districts

    Labels: Maratha Invasion, Goa districts

  19. Pombal rises to power under Joseph I

    Labels: Marquis of, Joseph I