Timoji
Timoji | |
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| Born | Before 1496 |
| Died | 16th-century |
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| Known for | Instigator of conquest of Goa |
| Office | Chief Aguazil of Goa |
Timoji was a privateer and pirate who served the Vijayanagara Empire and the Portuguese Empire, in the first decade of the 16th century. He claimed to have been born in Velha Goa and escaped the city in 1496, during the conquest by the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapore. After his support in the 1510 Portuguese conquest of Goa, he was appointed aguazil of the city, for a short time.