Portuguese Negapatam Negapatão Portuguesa | |||||||||
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| 1642–1658 | |||||||||
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| Status | Territory of the Portuguese Empire | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Colonial administration | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1642–1656 (first) | John IV | ||||||||
• 1656–1658 (last) | Afonso VI | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Established | 1642 | ||||||||
| 1658 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Portuguese Negapatam (Portuguese: Negapatão Portuguesa) refers to the time period in which the city of Nagapattinam was part of the Portuguese Empire, between 1642 and 1658. It was captured by the Dutch East India Company.