Filipe de Brito e Nicote
Filipe de Brito e Nicote or Nga Zinga (Burmese: ငဇင်ကာ, pronounced [ŋə zɪ̀ɰ̃kà]; c. 1566 – April 1613) was a Portuguese adventurer and mercenary in the service of the Arakanese kingdom of Mrauk U, and later of the Siamese Kingdom of Ayutthaya.: 185–187 His name is also recorded with the French spelling Philippe de Brito.: 36
Filipe de Brito e Nicote | |
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Filipe de Brito, Portuguese mercenary and governor of Syriam, Burma, circa 1600. | |
| Born | C. 1566 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1613 Syriam, Burma |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer, mercenary, governor |
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