42.3 Portuguese Conquests in India
A History of Europe, Key Battles - Podcast autorstwa Carl Rylett
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The Portuguese begin to seize control of the spice trade of the Indian Ocean, by a mixture of diplomacy and brute force. For King Manuel of Portugal, his new maritime empire becomes not just an end in itself but a possible opportunity to weaken the Mamluk Sultanate, and perhaps even a means to recover the Holy Land for Christianity. Pictured: the Zamorin of Calicut.www.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
