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 File:Kannada inscription (1509 AD) of Krishnadeva Raya at entrance to mantapa of Virupaksha temple in Hampi.JPG
- Francisco de Almeida ceases his governorship of Portuguese India (commenced 1505)
- Afonso de Albuquerque becomes governor of Portuguese India (and continues until 1515){{cite book|author=Frederick Charles Danvers|author-link=Frederick Charles Danvers|title=The Portuguese in India: Being a History of the Rise and Decline of Their Eastern Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MwOV-eenKy0C&pg=PA487|year=1988|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=978-81-206-0391-2|page=487}}
- The Portuguese acquire Bombay.Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 80
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
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