1524 in India explained

Events from the year 1524 in India.

Events

• Duarte de Menezes finishes his governorship of Portuguese India (since 1522)^[1]
• Vasco da Gama begins and end his governorship of Portuguese India (September to December)

Births

• 5 October – Rani Durgavati (died 1564)^[2]

Deaths

24 December - Vasco da Gama, aged 55, Portuguese navigator died at Kochi.^[3]

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. Book: Beveridge, H. . The Akbarnama of Abul Fazl Vol. 2 . 1907 . 324.
3. Web site: Vasco da Gama Biography, Achievements, Route, Map, Significance, & Facts . 2021-10-03 . Encyclopedia Britannica . en.