ALFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE
• Albuquerque, who succeeded Almeida as the Portuguese governor in India, was the real founder of the Portuguese power in the East. • He secured for Portugal the strategic control of the Indian Ocean by establishing bases overlooking all the entrances to the sea.
• The Portuguese, under Albuquerque, bolstered their stranglehold by introducing a permit system for other ships and exercising control over the major ship-building centers in the region.
• He acquired Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in 1510 with ease. An interesting feature of his rule was the abolition of sati.
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