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The Fall of Malacca: How Portugal Seized Asia's Gateway
In 1511, a small Portuguese fleet commanded by Afonso de Albuquerque captured the wealthy port city of Malacca, shattering a centuries-old Malay sultanate and planting the first permanent European flag in Southeast Asia. This episode dives into the politics of the Malacca Strait, the rivalry between the sultanate and its neighbors like the Tamil kingdom of Pahang, and the motley crew of Portuguese soldiers, South Indian mercenaries, and Chinese junk sailors that made the conquest possible. We explore the sultan's ill-fated reliance on Javanese mercenaries, the role of a mysterious…
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