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The Portuguese Conquest of Malacca 1511
In 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque led a small Portuguese fleet against the wealthy Malacca Sultanate, a strategic chokehold on the spice trade. This episode dives into the brutal conquest, the political maneuvering with Chinese and Gujarati merchants, and how capturing Malacca gave Portugal control of the Strait of Malacca, opening direct trade with the Moluccas and China. We explore the legacy of Portuguese rule in Malacca, the eventual Dutch takeover in 1641, and what remains today. A story of ambition, violence, and the birth of a global trading empire.
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