History of the Portuguese in Bengal with Maps and Illustrations

The causes of the decline of the Portuguese power in the East and the hostilities between the Portuguese in Bengal and the Mughal Emperor culminating in the Mughal attack on Hughli tie heroic defence and the tragic fall of that place are briefly sketched in this book. [...] F. MONAHANPREFACE This work has grown out of a series of lectures delivered on the History of the Portuguese in Bengal " in comemoration of the fourth centenary of the advent of the Portuguese in the Bay of Bengal.* It is scarcely necessary to explain the raison d'i'lre of the book for in spite of the existence of vast stores of material for a history of the Portuguese in Bengal there is not [...] PART II THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE PORTUGUESE IN BENGAL CHAPTER XI THE PERIOD OF DECADENCE General Decline—The Follies of the Spanish King—The Dutch in Bengal—The English in Bengal—The French in Bengal—The Danes in Bengal CHAPTER XII 100-1 II 112-120 121-127 THE FALL OF HOOGHLY The Siege Or Hooghly (1632) Causes—Muhammadan Versions of the `Casus Belli'—The Siege—The forces engaged in the Attack [...] 24th 1632—The Losses on either side—The Survivors—The Prisoners 128-14oxii CONTENTs CHAPTER XIII THE RETURN OF THE PORTUGUESE TO HOOGHLY The Return to Hooghly 1633—The Privileges of the Portuguese—The Explanation of the Return—The Miracle— The Property of the Crown or the Church—After the Return—Commercial Rivalry. [...] CHAPTER XIV EASTERN BENGAL THE FALL OF GONSALVES AND THE RISE OF PIRACY The Fall of Gonsalves 1615-1616—Character of Gonsalves—The Rise of Piracy—The Offer of Chittagong to the Mughals—Portuguese relations with Piracy—The Pirate Damiao Bernaldes—The Practices of the Pirates—Shaista Khan's Conquest of Chittagong (1665-66) PART III RELICS OF THE PORTUGUESE IN BENGAL CHAPTER XV THE RELICS General ou