[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 190 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 190: TOME III. PART II. CHAP. VI. History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 190 - **Language:** English ### [190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.190) A. D. 1604. Don Martin Alfonso de Castro viceroy. The Dutch are assisted by the islanders of the eastern archipelago, who, tired of the insatiable avarice of the Portuguese, unite to expel them from Amboyna. The King of Ternate also assists the Dutch with a fleet. Several desperate engagements take place between the Portuguese and the Dutch and their native allies. Death of Don Alfonso de Castro at Malacca. Three Portuguese ships, laden with merchandise, are unable to sail to Europe this season for fear of the Dutch squadron. - [Previous: 189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.189) - [Next: 191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.191) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.190) · Pramāṇa