Historedia
Group or institution

Portuguese Empire

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1554–1602

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Portuguese Empire, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Portuguese Settlement in Macau

    1554–1557

    Role: Settler

    1. 1554 · ChinaTrade Reestablishment

      Luso-Canton trade relations were formally reestablished in 1554, paving the way for subsequent settlement negotiations.

    2. 1557 · MacauMacau Lease

      The Portuguese gained consent from the Ming court in 1557 to settle Macau as a permanent trade base.

  2. Expulsion of the Portuguese from Bahrain

    1602

    Role: Colonial power expelled from Bahrain

    1. 1602 · Bahrain archipelagoSafavid Expulsion of the Portuguese

      Shah Abbas I of Safavid Iran expelled the Portuguese from Bahrain in 1602, ending their colonial control of the archipelago.

Sources

  1. Ming dynasty Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-02
  2. Macau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  3. Bahrain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  4. Portuguese Empire Wikipedia