Afonso de Albuquerque

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Portuguese nobleman colonial administrator human military commander naval commander statesman

Afonso de Albuquerque was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese naval commander and statesman who played a key role in establishing Portugal’s colonial empire in the Indian Ocean and securing control over major maritime trade routes.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese nobleman → colonial administrator → human → military commander → naval commander → statesman →
burialPlace	Goa → Portugal →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Portugal →
dateOfBirth	1453 →
dateOfDeath	1515-12-16 →
era	Age of Discovery → Portuguese Empire in the Indian Ocean →
familyName	Albuquerque NERFINISHED →
givenName	Afonso →
honorificTitle	O Grande → The Great →
influenced	Portuguese imperial policy in Asia →
knownFor	founding Portuguese power in Asia → policy of controlling choke points of maritime trade → securing control over major maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean → strategic use of fortified trading posts →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
militaryBranch	Portuguese Navy →
militaryRank	captain-major →
name	Afonso de Albuquerque →
nativeLanguage	Portuguese →
notableWork	capture of Malacca → conquest of Goa → establishment of Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian Ocean → fortification of Ormuz →
occupation	admiral → governor → soldier →
participantIn	Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts in the Indian Ocean → Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean → Portuguese–Mamluk naval war → capture of Malacca (1511) → conquest of Goa (1510) → siege of Ormuz (1507) →
placeOfBirth	Alhandra → Kingdom of Portugal →
placeOfDeath	Goa → Portuguese India →
positionHeld	Governor of Portuguese India → Viceroy of Portuguese India →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portuguese India →	establishedBy
Portuguese Empire →	explorer
Afonso de Albuquerque →	name
Portuguese Empire →	notableGovernor
Viceroy of Portuguese India →	notableOfficeHolder