Portuguese conquest of the East African coast

Portuguese conquest of the East African coast
	Part of Portuguese colonization of Africa
	; Portuguese campaigns on the East African coast (1498–1509)
Date	1500 – 1509
Location	Southeast Africa
Result	Portuguese victory; All of South East Africa's coast is brought under Portuguese rule; Portugal gains full control of the Indian Ocean; Collapse of Indian Ocean commerce between Africa and Asia; Start of the Somali–Portuguese conflicts;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Ajuran Sultanate; Barawa; Island of Mozambique; Sultanate of Mogadishu; Sultanate of Kilwa; Zanzibar; Mombasa; Sofala; Angoche Sultanate; Oja; Lamu; Pate Island; Mafia Island; Pemba Island
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Álvares Cabral; Vasco da Gama; Rodrigues Ravasco; Gomes Carrasco; Francisco de Almeida; Lourenço de Almeida; Tristão da Cunha; Afonso de Albuquerque; Pêro de Anaia #; Duarte de Lemos	Sultans

The Portuguese conquest of the East African coast was a series of military campaigns between 1500 and 1509, during which the Portuguese subdued and vassalized several coastal cities, establishing dominance along the East African coast.