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Name: Massawa

Type: Polity

Start: 1556 AD

End: 1557 AD

Parent: portugal

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Period of Portuguese domination over Massawa (Eritrea) and nearby territories.

Establishment


  • January 1556: In the struggle for domination of the Red Sea the Portuguese ended up conquering Massawa (Maçua) and Arkiko in 1513.
  • Chronology


    Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

    1. Conquests of Suleiman I (Ottoman)


    Conquests and wars with Ottoman involvement during the rule of Suleiman I.

    1.1.Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1538-1559)

    Were a series of confrontations between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire that took place in the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea.

  • January 1558: In 1557 the Ottoman captured the port of Massawa.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1558: In 1557 the Ottoman captured the port of Massawa.
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