Capture of Malacca
08/15/1511 AD siezed power
The port city of Malacca controlled the narrow, strategic Strait of Malacca, through which all seagoing trade between China and India was concentrated.
Malacca City
Lattitude: 2.1944° N
Longitude: 102.2486° E
Region: South East Asia
Modern Day Malaysia
Lattitude: 2.1944° N
Longitude: 102.2486° E
Region: South East Asia
Modern Day Malaysia
Subjects Who or What siezed power?
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Portugal (Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese Republic) Originally a kingdom fro... -
Afonso de Albuquerque (Duke of Goa) Captain-Major of the Sea...
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