The Portuguese and the Straits of Melaka, 1575-1619: Power, Trade and Diplomacy

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The Portuguese and the Straits of Melaka, 1575–1619 Power, Trade and Diplomacy The Portuguese and the Straits of Melaka, 1575–1619 Power, Trade and Diplomacy Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto Translated by Roopanjali Roy N U S P R E S S SINGAPORE © 2012 Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto Published by: NUS Press National University of Singapore AS3-01-02, 3 Arts Link Singapore 117569 Fax: (65) 6774-0652 E-mail: nusbooks@nus.edu.sg Website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/nuspress ISBN 978-9971-69-570-5 (Paper) and Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 4B (2nd Floor) Jalan Kemuja, off Jalan Bangsar 59000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: 603-2283-5345 Fax: 603-2282-2458 ISBN 978-967-9948-51-6 (Paper) All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. Financial support for the English translation was provided by the Fundação Oriente. Fundação Oriente Rua do Salitre, 66 1269-065 Lisbon Portugal Fax: 21 352 70 42 E-mail: info@foriente.pt Website: http://www.foriente.pt Cataloguing-in-Publication Data for the book is available from the National Library, Singapore and Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia. Cover: Luís Monteiro Coutinho Fighting the Acehnese (Manuel Godinho de Erédia, História de Serviços com Martírio de Luís Monteiro Coutinho, Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon, Cod. 414.) Typeset by: International Typesetters Pte Ltd Printed by: Mainland Press Pte Ltd ...