Afonso de Albuquerque Governor of India: His Life Conquests and Administration
Author: Prestage, Edgar
Keywords: Afonso, Albuquerque, Portuguese, India, Calicut, 1809, Vasco de Gama, Edgar Prestage
Publisher: Voss and Michael, Watford
Description: This is a concise account of the years of Afonso de Albuquerque as the Governor of the Portuguese administration in India. It is based on other published works on him. The story starts with the arrival of Vasco de Gama in Calicut in the year AD 1498. It gives a brief background of the Portuguese establishing their base in India and the role of Albuquerque in the Government. It talks about his policies, decisions and the possible reasons behind those. The narrative ends in AD 1515.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Prestage, Edgar |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-28T10:56:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-28T10:56:20Z |
| dc.description | This is a concise account of the years of Afonso de Albuquerque as the Governor of the Portuguese administration in India. It is based on other published works on him. The story starts with the arrival of Vasco de Gama in Calicut in the year AD 1498. It gives a brief background of the Portuguese establishing their base in India and the role of Albuquerque in the Government. It talks about his policies, decisions and the possible reasons behind those. The narrative ends in AD 1515. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 85 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Voss and Michael, Watford |
| dc.subject | Afonso, Albuquerque, Portuguese, India, Calicut, 1809, Vasco de Gama, Edgar Prestage |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1929 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002830 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Prestage, Edgar |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-28T10:56:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-28T10:56:20Z |
| dc.description | This is a concise account of the years of Afonso de Albuquerque as the Governor of the Portuguese administration in India. It is based on other published works on him. The story starts with the arrival of Vasco de Gama in Calicut in the year AD 1498. It gives a brief background of the Portuguese establishing their base in India and the role of Albuquerque in the Government. It talks about his policies, decisions and the possible reasons behind those. The narrative ends in AD 1515. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 85 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Voss and Michael, Watford |
| dc.subject | Afonso, Albuquerque, Portuguese, India, Calicut, 1809, Vasco de Gama, Edgar Prestage |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1929 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002830 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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