 Naval battles broke out across Konkan, Malabar Coast, southern Tamil Nadu, and western Sri Lanka.Marakkars transformed as the admirals of Kozhikode and organised an effective collection of vessels to fight the Portuguese.Francisco de Almeida (1505–1509) and Afonso de Albuquerque (1509–1515), who followed da Gama to India, were instrumental in establishing the Império Colonial Português in Asia.