Portuguese Invasion Of Malacca

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Portuguese invasion of malacca. On may 2nd 1511 alphonso d albuquerque sailed from cochin india for malacca with nineteen ships 8oo portuguese and 6oo malabaris. The capture of malacca in 1511 occurred when the governor of portuguese india afonso de albuquerque conquered the city of malacca in 1511. After sinking muslim shipping en route and raiding pasai and pedir he reached the harbour of melaka on the evening of july 1 to the sound of trumpets cannons and bedeckked with flags. Although well entrenched in malacca the portuguese showed little interest in expanding their territory on the peninsula.

Malacca was a centre of muslim power in the region and the home of a growing muslim community and the portuguese believed its capture would be a great victory for christ. The port city of malacca controlled the narrow strategic strait of malacca through which all seagoing trade between china and india was concentrated. The fall of melaka. 6 due to the malaccan sultan lodging a complaint against the portuguese invasion to the chinese emperor the portuguese were greeted with hostility from the chinese when they arrived in china.

Portuguese rule in malacca melaka portuguese colonial history portuguese colonial remains portuguese empire history. Only the foundations of the ilha das naus fort had been laid and its walls were still not finished when the dutch invasion force sailed into malacca harbour two years later. Malacca was under chinese protection and the portuguese invasion angered the chinese. The malacca sultanate was a diverse and prosperous merchant empire with extensive trade network.

In 1509 diogo lopes de sequeira was sent to malacca by the king of portugal with four ships in order to establish contact with the sultanate of malacca initially sequeira was well received by the sultan mahmud syah 1488 1528. After reconquista ended in late 15th century of expelling muslim in iberian peninsula portuguese plan to dominate spice trade and spread catholic religion i. The malayan portuguese war was an armed conflict involving malacca forces sultanate of johor and the dutch east india company against the portuguese empire. The capture of malacca was the result of a plan by king manuel i of portugal who since 1505 had.

The port city of malacca controlled the narrow strategic strait of malacca through which all seagoing trade between china and india was concentrated. Portuguese invasion edit edit source conquest of the city edit edit source. In the meantime the portuguese built the fort named a famosa to defend malacca its gate is all that remains of the ruins at present. As a matter of fact their policy was to steer clear of any involvement in malay politics.