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Conquerors: How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire, by Roger Crowley

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To outflank Islam, link up with Prester John and the rumoured Christian communities of India, seize control of the spice trade and destroy the wealth that empowered the Mamluk sultans in Cairo:
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Conquerors: How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire
Conquerors: How Portugal Seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire
by Roger Crowley
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