Portuguese conquest of Goa
| Conquest of Goa | |||||||||
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| Part of Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts and Bahmani–Vijayanagar War | |||||||||
Map of Goa, in Linschoten's Itineraries, c. 1590 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Portuguese Empire Vijayanagara Empire | Bijapur Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Afonso de Albuquerque Timoji |
Yusuf Adil Shah Ismail Adil Shah Yusuf Gurgij (WIA) Pulad Khan Rassul Khan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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First attack: 1,600 Portuguese 220 Malabarese 3,000 combat slaves 23 ships 2,000 men of Timoji Second attack 1,680 Portuguese 34 ships |
First attack: over 40,000 men Second attack 8–10,000 men 200 cannon | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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First attack 200 Portuguese dead Second attack 50 dead 300 wounded |
First attack Unknown Second attack over 6,800 dead | ||||||||
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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 the capital of Portuguese India, which included territories such as Fort Manuel of Cochin, Bom Bahia, Damaon, and Chaul. It was not among the places Albuquerque was supposed to conquer. He did so after he was offered the support and guidance of Timoji and his troops.
Albuquerque had been given orders by Manuel I of Portugal to capture Ormus, Aden, and Malacca only. Goa would remain under Portuguese control until 1961.