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The Battle of Diu That Sealed Portuguese Supremacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the pivotal Battle of Diu (1509), where Francisco de Almeida crushed a combined Mamluk-Ottoman-Gujarati fleet. They explore how this victory secured Portuguese control of the Indian Ocean trade, the role of the cartaz system, and the aftermath that led to the fall of the Mamluk Sultanate and Ottoman involvement in the Indian Ocean. The conversation also touches on the geopolitics of the era, the fate of key figures like Malik Ayyaz and Amir Husain Al-Kurdi, and how Diu set the stage for the Estado da Índia's golden age. This isn't just a…
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