1509 in India
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Events from the year 1509 in India.
Events
- 3 February - Battle of Diu is fought.
- 26 July - Krishnadevaraya starts his reign as Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire
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Kannada inscription dated 1509 A.D., of Krishnadevaraya at the Virupaksha temple in Hampi describes his coronation and the construction of the large open mantapa - Francisco de Almeida ceases his governorship of Portuguese India (commenced 1505)
- Afonso de Albuquerque becomes governor of Portuguese India (and continues until 1515)[1]
- The Portuguese acquire Bombay.[2]
Births
- Kanaka Dasaru poet, philosopher, musician and composer is born in modern Karnataka (dies 1609)
Deaths
- Viranarasimha Raya king of Vijayanagar empire
See also
References
- ↑ Danvers. The Portuguese in India: Being a history of the rise and decline ..., Volume 1. p. 487. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 80
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