1509 in India

none July 2016 July 2016 July 2013 1509 Events from the year 1509 in India. Events 3 February – Battle of Diu is fought. 26 July – Krishnadevaraya starts his reign as Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire thumb|right|upright|Kannada inscription dated 1509 A.D., of Krishnadevaraya at the Virupaksha temple in Hampi describes his coronation and the construction of the large open mantapa Francisco de Almeida ceases his governorship of Portuguese India (commenced 1505) Afonso de Albuquerque becomes governor of Portuguese India (and continues until 1515)Frederick Charles Danvers Frederick Charles Danvers The Portuguese in India: Being a History of the Rise and Decline of Their Eastern Empire https://books.google.com/books?id=MwOV-eenKy0C&pg=PA487 1988 Asian Educational Services 978-81-206-0391-2 487 The Portuguese acquire Bombay.Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 80 Births Kanaka Dasaru poet, philosopher, musician and composer is born in modern Karnataka (dies 1609) Deaths Viranarasimha Raya king of Vijayanagar Empire See also Timeline of Indian history References 1509 Category:1500s in India Category:1509 in Asia Category:Years of the 16th century in India Category:1509 by country