1522 in India explained

Events from the year 1522 in India.

Events

• 22 January – Duarte de Menezes becomes governor of Portuguese India (until 1524)^[1]
• The Portuguese arrive in Chennai and made a port named São Tomé after the Christian apostle, St. Thomas.^[2]

Births

• 4 August – Maharana Udai Singh, king of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur, (died 1572)

See also

• Timeline of Indian history

Notes and References

1. Book: Danvers, Frederick Charles . The Portuguese in India: A.D. 1481-1571 . 1894 . W.H. Allen & Company, limited . 353 . en.
2. Web site: 10 July 2024 . Birth of a Metro . 20 August 2015 . www.thehindu.come.