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Events from the year1523 in India.

• Governor ofPortuguese IndiaDuarte de Menezes

• Santhome Church established inChennai
• Portuguese settlement ofSão Tomé de Meliapore(presentlySanthome) is established nearMadras(Chennai), São Tomé de Meliapore^[1]

• Chandan of Kamata, first king of theKamata-Koch kingdom dies (born1483)

• Timeline of Indian history

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