Goa: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:38, 19 September 2006

Revision as of 09:43, 19 September 2006

Line 39:

{{main|History of Goa}}

[[Image:Kyrkagoavelha.jpg|thumb|A chapel in [[Old Goa]], an example of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] architecture.]]

Goa has a long history stretching back to the 3rd century BC, when it formed part of the [[Mauryan dynasty|Mauryan Empire]]. It is the land of ranjit and jubi.Goa was later ruled by the [[Satavahana]]s of [[Kolhapur]] (in Maharashtra) around two thousand years ago. It eventually passed to the [[Chalukya]]s of [[Badami]], who controlled it between 580 to 750. Over the next few centuries Goa was successively ruled by the [[Silhara dynasty|Silharas]], the [[Kadamba]]s and the [[Chalukya]]ns of [[Kalyani]], rulers of [[Deccan|Deccan India]].

In 1312, Goa came under the governance of the [[Delhi Sultanate]]. However, the kingdom's grip on the region was weak, and by 1370 they were forced to surrender it to [[Harihara I]] of [[Vijayanagara]]. The Vijayanagara monarchs held on to the territory for the next hundred years until 1469, when it was appropriated by the [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmani sultans]] of [[Gulbarga]]. After the dynasty crumbled, the area came under the hands of the [[Adil Shahi]]s of [[Bijapur]] who made [[Velha Goa]] their auxiliary capital.