Lopo Vaz de Sampaio
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Lopo Vaz de Sampaio was the 6th Governor of Portuguese India from 1526 to 1529. He was also the captain of Vasco da Gama, a famous Portuguese explorer. During 1528–29, Lopo Vaz de Sampaio seized the fort of Mahim from the Gujarat Sultanate, when the King was at war with Nizam-ul-mulk, the emperor of Chaul, a town south of Bombay.
References
- Foundations of the Portuguese Empire, 1415-1580, p. 286
- The History of Portugal, p. 85
- Greater Bombay District Gazetteer 1986 (Portuguese Period)
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