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The Welcome to a history of Europe key battles, the Battle of Dew of 1509 and the Portuguese voyages of exploration.

Part 4 of 4.

If you haven't yet listened to the first three parts, now might be a good time to do so.

But if you have already listened to them, I'd like to go ahead anyway, then let's begin.

Last week I talked about the first conquests by Portugal of some coastal settlements in India and our Portuguese ambitions were rapidly expanding. King Manuel now set his eyes on

seizing control of the wealthy trade of the Indian Ocean,

taking it away from the Mamluk Sultanate, perhaps even as a step to recovering Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

By the year 1505, the Mamelink Sultan had become seriously concerned, and he needed to respond militarily to the threat of Portugal.

Two-thirds of his forces were required to suppress internal revolts in the Arabian Peninsula,

but the other third was assembled into a navy to confront the Portuguese in India.

The Mamluks were not traditionally a maritime power, so possessed few ships of their own.

Timber for building the ships was provided from the Black Sea by their Ottoman neighbours,

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