Decada X da historia de India : contem of fim do governo de Fernao Teles ostres annos do Conde Visorey Dom Fran.co Mascarenhas, sum dos Governadores que depoes foy do Reyno de Portugal & Capitao Mor dos Genetes de Sua guarda, cos tres annos do governo de Dom Duarte de Meneses / feita por Diogo do Co

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Decada X da historia de India : contem of fim do governo de Fernao Teles ostres annos do Conde Visorey Dom Fran.co Mascarenhas, sum dos Governadores que depoes foy do Reyno de Portugal & Capitao Mor dos Genetes de Sua guarda, cos tres annos do governo de Dom Duarte de Meneses / feita por Diogo do Couto, 1646.

The tenth Decade of Diogo do Couto's famous history of India, transcribed 30 years after the author's death by Vicente Borges Paçanha, according to a note on the verso of the last page. The period covered by the manuscript is from 1581 to 1588, during which time the Conde Dom Francisco Mascarenhas and Dom Duarte de Menezes were Viceroys of India. Among the events described are the extensions of Reja Singa's power in Ceylon and his attack on Colombo, attack on Malacca by the King of Achin, operations against the Malabar pirates, and war between Turkey and Persia.

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Peçanha, Vicente Borges.

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Diogo do Couto (born Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal, c. 1542 – died Goa, 10 December 1616, Portugese India), Portuguese historian....