Round 10: Tossup 4

A ruler of this kingdom replaced a viceroy using secret orders that were only opened after the capture of Socotra. While ruling this kingdom, Edward the Philosopher King patronized Gil Eanes (“zheel ee-ah-nesh”). A man from this kingdom sewed dog (-5[1])ears onto a Zamorin’s advisor several years after torching the ship Mirim with sailors still on board. An explorer from this kingdom constructed a stone pillar known as a (*) Padrão near Malindi. This kingdom’s School of Sagres supported the development of the caravel under Prince Henry the Navigator. (10[3])Explorers like Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias were from, for 10 points, what European country with capital at Lisbon? ■END■ (10[1])

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