August 15[2] –
Capture of Malacca:
Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers
Malacca, the capital of the
Sultanate of Malacca, giving Portugal control over the
Strait of Malacca, through which all sea-going trade between China and India is concentrated. The Sultanate then establishes rule from
Johor, starting decades of skirmishes against the Portuguese to regain the fallen city. While taking the city, the Portuguese slaughter a large community of
Chinese merchants living there.[3] Malacca is the first city in
Southeast Asia to be taken by a Western nation, gaining home rule only in
1957, when it becomes part of
Malaysia.
October 1 – During the
War of the League of CambraiPope Julius II proclaims a Holy League against French dominance in Italy. It is an alliance between the Papal States, the Swiss Confederation, Venice (which had been the opponent of the League of Cambrai) and Aragon. Emperor Maximilian and the English king Henry VIII join the League soon after.
Duarte Barbosa arrives in India for the second time. He works as
clerk in the factory of
Cananor, and as the liaison with the Indian
rajah.
After the fall of
Malacca,
Afonso de Albuquerque sends
Duarte Fernandes on a diplomatic mission to Burma and Siam, becoming the first European to visit these countries diplomatically.