Editing Afonso de Albuquerque (section)

===First expedition to India, 1503===
{{main|5th Portuguese India Armada (Albuquerque, 1503)}}
When King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] ascended to the throne following the death of his cousin [[John II of Portugal|John II]], he held a cautious attitude towards Albuquerque, who was a close friend of his predecessor and seventeen years Manuel's senior. Eight years later, on 6 April 1503 Albuquerque was sent on his first expedition to India together with his cousin Francisco de Albuquerque. Each commanded three ships, sailing with [[Duarte Pacheco Pereira]] and [[Nicolau Coelho]]. They engaged in several battles against the forces of the [[Zamorin]] of [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] (''Calecute'', Kozhikode) and succeeded in establishing the [[Kingdom of Cochin|king]] of [[Kochi, India|Cochin]] (''Cochim'', Kochi) securely on his throne. In return, the king of Cochin gave the Portuguese permission to build the Portuguese [[Fort Emmanuel|fort ''Immanuel'' (Fort Kochi)]] and establish trade relations with [[Quilon]] (''Coulão'', [[Kollam]]). This laid the foundation for the eastern [[Portuguese Empire]].<ref name=Chisholm />