Early Modern era · 1506

Battle of Cannanore

The Battle of Cannanore took place in 1506 off the harbour of Cannanore in India, between the Indian fleet of the Zamorin of Calicut and a Portuguese fleet under Lourenço de Almeida, son of the Viceroy Almeida.

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When: 1506
Where: India
Era: Early Modern

Topics

India600 BCE – today

Before and after

Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts1505 – 1517 Siege of Cannanore1507 Show on timeline

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