Chapter 7

126

,

127

:

Albuquerque repulsed from,

127

:

Egyptians fail to take,

171

:

offered to Soares,

172

:

taken by the Turks,

181

.

A

FFONSO

V, King of Portugal, expeditions of, to Morocco,

19

:

Albuquerque educated at his Court,

44

:

served under in Morocco,

45

:

character of,

45

.

A

FFONSO

S

ANCHES

, ancestor of Albuquerque,

42

.

A

FFONSO

, Master, the physician, attends Albuquerque's deathbed,

141

.

A

FRICA

, Portuguese discoveries on the coast of,

21-23

:

settlements on the south-east coast,

34

:

exploration in the interior,

200

.

A

HMAD

, Rais, Minister of Ormuz,

136

:

killed by Albuquerque's orders,

137

.

A

HMADÁBÁD

, Kings of.

See

GUJARÁT

.

A

KBAR

kindly received Portuguese missionaries,

191

.

A

LBERGARIA

.

See

SOARES

.

A

LBUQUERQUE

, castle of,

42

.

A

LBUQUERQUE

, Affonso de, first voyage to India,

30

,

31

,

47

:

not allowed to take up office,

38

,

39

,

60-62

:

ancestry,

41-43

:

family,

43

,

44

:

birth and education,

44

,

45

:

at Court of John II,

45

,

46

:

in Morocco,

46

:

Asiatic policy,

48

:

sent again to Asia,

48

:

instructions to,

48

,

49

:

campaign on African coast,

50

:

wounded at Socotra,

51

:

left in independent command,

52

:

quarrels with his captains,

52

,

53

,

55-57

:

at Ormuz,

54-57

:

deserted by his captains,

57

,

58

:

attacks Calayate,

58

:

reply to Cogeatar,

59

,

60

:

intrigues against,

60

,

61

:

imprisoned at Cannanore,

61

:

recognised as Governor,

62

:

magnanimity,

63

attitude towards Hindus and instructions to Frei Luis,

66

,

67

:

attack on Calicut,

67-69

:

wounded,

69

:

decides to attack Goa,

72

:

reasons,

72-74

:

first capture of Goa,

76

:

embassy to Sháh Ismáil,

77

,

78

:

abandons Goa,

79

:

blockaded in the harbour,

79-82

:

receives reinforcements,

82-84

:

second capture of Goa,

85-88

:

builds fortress at,

88

,

89

:

letter to Ismáil Adil Sháh,

90

,

91

:

negotiations with Calicut and Gujarát,

91

,

92

:

sails for the Malay Peninsula,

99

:

first capture of Malacca,

101

:

speech to his captains,

102-105

:

second capture of Malacca,

106

:

execution of Utemuta Rájá,

107

:

opens relations with China, Siam, &c.,

108-110

:

wrecked on way back to India,

110

:

receives reinforcements,

113

:

relieves Goa,

114

:

defeats Rasúl Khán,

115

:

takes Benastarim,

116

:

despatch on Goa,

120-124

:

expedition to the Red Sea,

126-128

:

fails to take Aden,

127

:

establishes a factory at Diu,

129

:

builds a fortress at Calicut,

131

:

embassy to King of Gujarát,

132

,

133

:

and to Sháh Ismáil,

134

,

135

:

expedition to Ormuz,

136-138

:

receives news of his supersession,

139

:

last letter to the King,

139

,

140

:

death,

141

,

142

:

personal appearance and character,

143

,

144

:

policy of empire,

147

:

its bases,

152

:

colonisation,

153-155

:

settlement of Goa,

155-159

:

use of natives,

159

,

160

:

abolition of

satí,

160

:

commercial reforms,

160-162

:

coinage at Goa,

162

:

at Malacca,

163

:

piety,

164

,

165

:

causes of his success:—state of India,

165

,

166

:

superiority of ships, artillery, and soldiers,

166-168

:

his own character,

168

,

169

:

knighted Nuno da Cunha,

177

:

not a religious persecutor,

193


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