State

Portuguese Malacca

1511–1641 · 16th century

Portuguese Malacca was the Portuguese colony at Malacca on the Malay Peninsula, founded when Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city from its sultan in 1511. Its fortress, A Famosa, controlled traffic through the Strait of Malacca and served as a base for Portuguese trade and diplomacy across the Indonesian archipelago. The Dutch East India Company and Johor took it after a long siege in 1641.

Portuguese Malacca
Image: myself, based on ancient national symbol. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Portuguese Malacca. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/portuguese-malacca
MLA
“Portuguese Malacca.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/portuguese-malacca. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Portuguese Malacca.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/portuguese-malacca.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Portuguese Malacca’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/portuguese-malacca (Accessed: ).

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