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    The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Sultanate of Bijapur. Old Goa became...
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  • Old Goa (Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the...
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    Kingdom of Cochin negotiated to become a protectorate of Portugal in 1505. With the Portuguese conquest of Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate in 1510, Goa became...
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    rule in India. Christianisation followed the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510, which was followed by the Goa Inquisition from 1560 onwards. The Hindu population...
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    indigenous population of the erstwhile Portuguese colony of Goa, Damaon & Diu was christianised following the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510 and the subsequent...
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    Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman...
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    Kingdom of Vijayanagara and was later conquered by the Bahmanī sultanate, which founded Old Goa on the island in 1440. The Portuguese invaded Goa in 1510...
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  • Timoji (category History of Goa)
    Portuguese Empire, in the first decade of the 16th century. He claimed to have been born in Old Goa and escaped the city in 1496, during the conquest...
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    While the roots of the Carnival in Goa date back to the introduction of Roman Catholic traditions during the Portuguese conquest of Goa, being celebrated...
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    expedition to send against the Portuguese. Goa became the capital of the Portuguese State of India and head of all Portuguese possessions in Asia until 1961...
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    The Portuguese controlled Goa until 1961, when India took over. Only a very small fraction of Goans speak Portuguese nowadays. Although an essential religious...
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  • Goans (redirect from People of Goa)
    the Portuguese governance, playing a minor part in education of the past generations. All Goans were educated in Portuguese in the past when Goa was an...
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    Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (Latin: Archidioecesis Goanae et Damanensis, Goan Konkani: Gõy ani Damanv Mha-Dhormprant, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Goa e Damão)...
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    married Portuguese men that arrived with Afonso de Albuquerque during the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. During the mid-16th century, the city of Goa, was...
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  • Expedition Gujarati-Portuguese conflicts Portuguese conquest of Goa Mamluk-Portuguese conflicts Sinhalese-Portuguese conflicts Adil Shahi-Portuguese conflicts Mughal-Portuguese...
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    fled the Portuguese Inquisition taking place in Goa. These territories were acquired by the Portuguese as part of Novas Conquistas (New Conquest) in the...
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    Afonso de Albuquerque (category Colonial Goa)
    Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (c. 1453 – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese India from 1509...
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    "Old Conquests" are a grouping of the areas in Goa which were incorporated into Portuguese India in the early half of the sixteenth century AD. Goa, Daman...
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    boundaries of the country. Persian Gulf Portuguese conquest of Goa Afonso de Albuquerque Portuguese conquest of Hormuz Portuguese India Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts...
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    geo Goa (/ˈɡoʊə/; Konkani: [ɡõːj]; Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated...
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    the Portuguese soldiers and native Goan women in the aftermath of the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. Luso-Goans spoke Konkani and Portuguese with...
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  • Indo-Western clothing (category History of Asian clothing)
    influenced by the Portuguese culture. In 1510 Goa experienced the Portuguese conquest of Goa, which resulted in a heavy Christianization of the region. Events...
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  • led to the establishment of Portuguese rule in Goa, and the alleged massacre of Hindus during the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. However, various...
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    construction of the church was ordered by Afonso de Albuquerque, the governor of Portuguese India, immediately after the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510...
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    the sackings of Goa and Bombay-Bassein, Portuguese Restoration War and the Dutch colonisation of Ceylon. The Battle of Diu was a battle of annihilation...
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  • - Portuguese conquest of Goa 1511 - Portuguese conquest of Malacca 1513 - Siege of Aden 1517 - Siege of Jeddah 1521 - Battle of Aceh (1521) 1521 - Attack...
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    arriving since the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510. Native Goans who converted were rewarded by the government with Portuguese citizenship. At the...
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    The Dutch–Portuguese War (Dutch: Nederlands-Portugese Oorlog; Portuguese: Guerra Luso-Holandesa) was a global armed conflict involving Dutch forces, in...
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  • fusion of the traditional systems of pre-Portuguese Goa and the design of squares developed in post–medieval Europe prior to the colonization of Goa. Until...
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    The Portuguese conquest of Hormuz in 1507 occurred when the Portuguese Afonso de Albuquerque attacked Hormuz Island to establish the Fortress of Hormuz...
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