This man considered diverting the Nile and holding the body of Muhammad for ransom as means of combating Egyptian power.
This leader engraved a block with the names of his soldiers in the construction of the A Famosa fort, but had to place the names facing inward to resolve tensions over who would be listed first. This man considered diverting the Nile and holding the body of Muhammad for ransom as means of combating Egyptian power. Pedro de Almeida refused to acknowledge this man as his replacement and jailed him for 3 months. One of this man's more famous actions was undertaken on the advice of the privateer Timoji and ended with the massacre of all Muslims in the targeted city, ending the Adil Shahi dynasty's control of (*) Goa. This man carried out King Manuel I's vision of Portuguese control of Indian Ocean trade by gaining control of the Straits of Hormuz and Malacca. For 10 points, who was this 16th century Portuguese imperialist who shares his name with the namesake of a New Mexico city?
This leader engraved a block with the names of his soldiers in the construction of the A Famosa fort, but had to place the names facing inward to resolve tensions over who would be listed first.
Afonso de Albuquerque