How 1000 Portuguese Soldiers Toppled the Richest Empire in Southeast Asia

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Malaysian history often centers around the Malacca Sultanate. The Malacca Sultanate was a diverse and prosperous merchant empire with extensive trade networks throughout the Indian Ocean, but in 1512CE its capital city was captured by a small Portuguese invasion force. The event sent the Malacca Sultanate into a tailspin from which it never recovered. • Despite how important the event is to Southeast Asian and Indian history, few know the details. In fact, the Fall of the Malacca Sultanate is a story that involves many fascinating people, from feuding Tamil and Gujarati merchant lords to an imprisoned Portuguese soldier who managed to ferry secret messages to his comrades. • I hope you enjoy this video! • Notable source used: • An Examination of the Fall of Melaka in 1511 by RW McRoberts. • The Rise and Fall of the Great Melakan Empire by Cheah Boon Kheng • Ming China's Support for Sultan Mahmud of Melaka and its Hostility Towards the Portuguese After the Fall of Melaka in 1511 by Cheah Boon Kheng • A Study in Growth: an Economic History of Melaka 1400-1510 by RW McRoberts • #portuguese #portugal #malacca • -- • Lotus by Kevin MacLeod • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... • License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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