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Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, on the estuary of the Tagus. It was the centre of the Portuguese Empire, from which fleets sailed to Africa, Asia and Brazil and where imperial trade was concentrated. The Portuguese court left Lisbon for Brazil in 1807 to escape Napoleon's invasion, a move that led eventually to the founding of the Brazilian Empire.

Lisbon
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Brazilian EmpireFoundationJolof EmpireImpactPortuguese EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, DeclineLusitaniaSocioeconomyKingdom of AsturiasMilitaryKingdom of PortugalFoundation, Socioeconomy, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 19 state histories

LusitaniaTaifa of BadajozTaifa of LisbonKingdom of PortugalKingdom of the AlgarveColonial BrazilPortuguese MozambiqueCaptaincy of Porto SeguroCaptaincy of PernambucoState of BrazilIberian UnionState of Maranhãoand 7 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lisbon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lisbon
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“Lisbon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lisbon. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Lisbon.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lisbon.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lisbon’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lisbon (Accessed: ).

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