Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
“But he was a keen-eyed observer. He noticed that the Portuguese had landed artillery to protect the area in which Christians lived. On a visit to a Portuguese vessel to see Father Coelho he observed that the ship, though small, was heavily armed. He was also well aware of the interest that the western daimyos were manifesting in the arms and equipment of the Portuguese and of their attempts to strengthen themselves by friendship with the foreigners. Hideyoshi acted with firmness and in 1587 the activities of the missionaries were prohibited throughout the length and breadth of Japan.”
Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
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Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945

The Mahavama, the recorded chronicles of Sri Lankan history recalls the meeting between Commander Veediya Bandara of the Kandyan kingdom and King Dominicus Corea (Edirille Rala). http://sundaytimes.lk/110320/FunDay/fut_01.html
Quoted by Nishitha Desai in Lusotopie 2000, p. 474
Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945

sa brahmacārī nijadharmacārī svakarmacārī ca na cābhicārī ।
cārī satāṃ cetasi nāticārī sa cāpacārī sa na cāpacārī ॥
Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam
Campbell's recollection in 1819 after a visit to Swellendam, quoted in Die Wêreld van Susanna Smit, 1799–1863, Schoeman (1995)