Editing Manuel I of Portugal (section)

===Imperial expansion===
{{main|Portuguese discoveries|Portuguese Empire}}
[[File:Flag Manuel I of Portugal.svg|thumb|right|upright|King Manuel's [[royal standard]], depicting an [[armillary sphere]], became a symbol of the [[Portuguese Empire]]'s global expanse and eventually Portugal itself. It can still be seen in [[coat of arms of Portugal|Portugal's coat of arms]] and [[flag of Portugal|its flag]].]]
Manuel would prove a worthy successor to his cousin [[John II of Portugal|John II]] for his support of [[Portugal in the period of discoveries|Portuguese exploration]] of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and development of Portuguese commerce. During his reign, the following achievements were realised:

1498 – The discovery of a maritime route to [[India]] by [[Vasco da Gama]].{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=168}}{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=214}}<br>
1500 – The voyage to [[Brazil]] by [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]].{{sfn|Livermore|1976|p=139}}{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=226}}<br>
1501 – The voyage to [[Labrador]] by [[Gaspar Corte-Real|Gaspar]] and [[Miguel Corte-Real|Miguel]] Corte-Real.{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=227}}{{sfn|Stephens|1891|page=175}}<br>
1503 – The construction of the first [[feitoria]] in Brazil by [[Fernão de Loronha]] and of a fort in the allied [[Kingdom of Cochin]] in India by [[Afonso de Albuquerque]].{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=168}}<br>
1505 – The construction of forts at [[Kilwa]], [[Sofala]], [[Anjediva Island|Angediva]], and [[Kannur|Cannanore]] by [[Francisco de Almeida]] as the first [[viceroy of India]].{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=232-233}}<br>
1506 – The capture of [[Essaouira]] in Morocco by Diogo de Azambuja.{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=214}}<br>
1507 – The capture of [[Socotra]] by [[Tristão da Cunha]] and [[Portuguese Oman|Oman]] by Afonso de Albuquerque.{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=169}}<br>
1508 – The capture of [[Safi, Morocco|Safi]] in Morocco by [[Diogo de Azambuja]].{{sfn|Marques|1976|p=214}}<br>
1510 – The capture of [[old Goa|Goa]] in India by [[Afonso de Albuquerque]].{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=169}}<br>
1511 – The capture of [[Malacca]] in Malaysia by Afonso de Albuquerque.{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=169}}<br>
1513 – The capture of [[Azemmour|Azamor]] in Morocco by [[Jaime, Duke of Braganza|Dom Jaime Duke of Braganza]].{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=170}}<br>
1515 – The capture of [[Ormus]] in the Persian Gulf by Afonso de Albuquerque.{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=170}}

The [[Capture of Malacca (1511)|capture of Malacca]] in modern-day [[Malaysia]] in 1511 was the result of a plan by Manuel I to thwart the [[Indian Ocean trade|Muslim trade in the Indian Ocean]] by capturing [[Aden]], blocking trade through [[Alexandria]], capturing [[Ormuz]] to block trade through the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Beirut]], and capturing Malacca to control trade with [[China]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Malabar Manual |year=2000 |edition=Reprint |last=Logan |first=William |author-link=William Logan (author)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=RA1-PA312 |page=312|publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=9788120604469 }}</ref>

All these events made Portugal wealthy from foreign trade as it formally established a vast overseas empire. Manuel used the wealth to build a number of royal buildings (in the "[[Manueline]]" style){{sfn|Sanceau|1970|p=167}} and to attract artists to his court.{{sfn|Smith|1968|p=16}}

Commercial treaties and diplomatic alliances were forged with the [[Ming dynasty]] of [[China]] and the Persian [[Safavid dynasty]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} [[Pope Leo X]] received a monumental embassy from Portugal during his reign designed to draw attention to Portugal's newly acquired riches to all of Europe.<ref name="EB1911"/>{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|pages=95-102}}

Like Afonso V, Manuel extended his official title to reflect Portugal's expansion. He styled himself ''King of Portugal and the Algarves, on this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Lord of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India''.{{sfn|Newitt|2005|p=55}}{{sfn|Sanceau|1970|page=34}}