page_title: Evolution of the Portuguese Empire
section_title: Asia and Oceania
hierarchical_section_title: Evolution of the Portuguese Empire / Asia and Oceania
caption_attribution_description: Anonymous map c.1550 of Eastern Africa, Asia and Western Oceania.
context_section_description: India was reached by the Portuguese in 1498 by Vasco da Gama. Macau was the last possession in Asia and was handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1999.
  Aden: Attempted conquest by Albuquerque (1513) and Albergaria (1516). Occupied for a few months in 1547–1548 before being recaptured by Piri Reis
  Bahrain: possession (1521–1602). Driven out by a native revolt and occupied by Persian troops.
  Ceylon: colony (1597–1658). Dutch took control in 1656, Jaffna taken in 1658.
  Flores Island: possession (16th-19th century). Sold the island to the Dutch East Indies.
  Solor: possession (1520–1636)
  Gamru/Bandar Abbas: possession (1506–1615). Conquered by Persian forces.
  Hormuz/Ormuz: possession subordinate to Goa (1515–1622). Captured by a joint force between the Persia and the English East India Company.
  Laccadive Islands/Lakshadweep (1498–1545). Driven out by its native inhabitants.
  Macau/Macao: settlement (1553–1557), leased territory subordinated to Goa (1557–1844); overseas province (1844–1883); combined overseas province with Portuguese Timor under Goa (1883–1951); overseas province (1951–1976); Chinese territory under Portuguese administration (1976–1999). Returned to full sovereignty of People's Republic of China as a special administrative region in 1999.
  Coloane: occupation in 1864
  Taipa: occupation in 1851
  Ilha Verde: incorporated in 1890
  D. João, Lapa and Montanha Islands: settled by Portuguese missionaries in the 19th century; occupation by Portuguese troops in 1938. Taken in 1941 by the Empire of Japan and restored to China in 1945.
  Makassar (1512–1665); lost to the Dutch
  Malacca: settlement (1511–1641); lost to the Dutch
  Maldives: possession (1518–1521, 1558–1573)
  Maluku Islands
  Amboina/Ambon: settlement (1576–1605)
  Ternate: settlement (1522–1575)
  Tidore: colony (1578–1605). Seized by Dutch in 1605.
  Muscat: possession (1515–1650)
  Índia Portuguesa/Portuguese India: overseas province (1946–1962). Taken over by India in 1962 and recognised by Portugal in 1974.
  Baçaim/Vasai: possession (1535–1739)
  Bombaím/Mumbai: possession (1534–1661)
  Calicut/Kozhikode: settlement (1512–1525)
  Cambay/Khambhat: factory (?-1616)
  Cannanore/Kolathunadu: possession (1502–1663)
  Chaul: possession (1521–1740)
  Chittagong: possession (1528–1666)
  Cochin/Kochi: possession (1500–1663)
  Cranganore/Kodungallur: possession (1536–1662)
  Damão/Daman: acquisition in 1559. Became part of overseas province in 1946. Taken over by India in Dec 1961.
  Diu: acquisition in 1535. Became part of overseas province in 1946. Taken over by India in Dec 1961.
  Dadra: acquisition in 1779. Taken over by India in 1954.
  Goa: colony (1510–1946). Became part of overseas province in 1946. Taken over by India in Dec 1961.
  Hughli/Hugli: possession (1579–1632)
  Nagar Haveli: acquisition in 1779. Taken over by India in 1954.
  Masulipatnam/Machilipatnam (1598–1610)
  Thanlyin: possession (1599–1613)
  Mangalore (1568–1659)
  Negapatam/Nagapattinam (1507–1657)
  Paliacate/Pulicat (1518–1610). Occupied by the Dutch in 1610.
  Coulão/Kollam: possession (1502–1661)
  Salsette Island: possession (1534–1737). Conquered by the Marathas.
  São Tomé de Meliapore/Mylapore: settlement (1523–1662; 1687–1749)
  Surat: settlement (1540–1612)
  Tuticorin/Thoothukudi (1548–1658)
  Socotra: possession (1506–1511). Became part of Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra
  Qatar: possession (1517–1538). Lost to the Ottomans
  Timor: claimed and partially possessed from 1520 to 1640.
  West Timor: part of Timor lost to the Dutch in 1640.
  Portuguese Timor: colony subordinate to Portuguese India (1642–1844); subordinate to Macau (1844–1896); separate colony (1896–1951); overseas territory (1951–1975); republic and unilateral independence proclaimed, annexed by Indonesia (1975–1999, UN recognition as Portuguese territory). UN administration from 1999 until independence in 2002.
caption: From an anonymous atlas c.1550
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