SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Question
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Sumatras
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Indonesians
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Portuguese
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Capture of Malacca in 1511 occurred when the governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Malacca in 1511. “The Conquest of Malacca, 1511” by Ernesto Condeixa (1858–1933).
Detailed explanation-2: -1511. Portugal makes first European colonial claim on Malaysia, capturing Malacca. In April 1511, Afonso de Albuquerque set sail from Goa to Malacca with a force of some 1200 men and seventeen or eighteen ships.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capture of the port of Malacca in 1511 enabled the Portuguese to gain a foothold in the Southeast Asian spice trade. By the end of the 16th century, because of competition from the English and Dutch in the region, Portuguese dominance declined in Asia.