QUOTE(hammer2014 @ Jul 10 2015, 09:50 AM)
My point is that their invasion on Malacca is not primarily about religion. It is about profit and control of luxury goods to make more money. Religion comes after.
The Portugese in the 16th century is quite different compared to the 11th and 12th century. They are less religiously retarded then.
Money and trade is their prime motivation. They don't cause problems with Japan or China because 1. they are military weak against them. 2. they are allowed to make money and trade.
Had Malacca agreed to let the Portugese trade freely I doubt the they would bother to attack Malacca, afterall, even when they took over they got boycotted.
Point is, Money talks. The Pope's orders and desires come after Money and Trade have been secured.
If the portugese wanted to trade, they would have follow other merchants who were profit minded.. But historian Craig Lockard wrote the portugese didnt act like the other peaceful asian merchants. They violated local customs and antoganize local officials. They considered the Sultan treacherous for not welcoming them. Not behaviours of traders concerned with profit. The book noted the Sultan felt the intention of the portugese were unclear.
as Craig Lockard wrote "..crusade against Muslims (is) designed to break the Islamic control over the East-West maritime trade". It is not that they just want to trade with malacca. They want to conquer malacca to break Islamic control over the maritime trade.They want to see Mecca and Cairo ruined as a result.
Their religious fanaticism got in the way of profit even after they conquered malacca. Orders were given to drive out the Moors (Muslims) from the country (Malacca), the invaders slaughtered the population and forced religious conversion. a profit primary operation would avoid destroying the population to gain maximum returns. Craig Lockard wrote due to high tax and hostility against non Christians, tradeships avoided malacca. Inlstead of making profit, portugal because of their religious fanaticism saw malacca declined as a world port
Similar anti Muslims objectives is not directed to China and Japan well cause they are not Moors (Muslims).
This post has been edited by rolling2014: Jul 10 2015, 01:20 PM 
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