Sunday, November 29, 2009

PORTUGUESE RISE AND FALL

PORTUGUESE RISE AND FALL

1498: Arrival of Vasco-da-Gama at Calicut and his grand reception by the local king, Zamorin.

1503: Establishment of the first Portuguese fort at Cochin.

1505: Establishment of the second Portuguese fort at Cannanore.

1509: Defeat of the combined fleet of Gujarat, Egypt and Zamorin by the Portuguese governor Francisco Almeida.

1510: Alfonso Albuquerque, the Portuguese governor, cap­tures Goa from Bijapur.

1530: Declaration of Goa as the Portuguese capital.

1535: Subjugation of Diu.

1559: The Portuguese capture Daman.

1596: Ouster of the Portuguese by the Dutch from South-east Asia.

1612: Loss of Surat to the English.

1663: The Dutch win all Portuguese forts on the Malabar coast to oust the Portuguese from India.

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