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Afonso de Albuquerque

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Afonso de Albuquerque: The Architect of the Portuguese Empire in Asia

Afonso de Albuquerque: The Architect of the Portuguese Empire in Asia Afonso de Albuquerque (c. 1453 – 16 December 1515) was a towering figure of the Age of Discovery. A Portuguese genera...

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Malacca 1511: The Portuguese Conquest and the Fall of a Sultanate

Malacca 1511: The Portuguese Conquest and the Fall of a Sultanate In August 1511, the course of Southeast Asian history was irrevocably altered when the Portuguese Empire launched a decis...

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