Portuguese Goa

Portuguese Goa was a colony in Deccan (South Asia) that lasted from 1510 to 1961 CE, about 451 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Afonso de Albuquerque took Goa from Bijapur in 1510 and made it the capital of the Portuguese Estado da India. India annexed it in December 1961.

See Portuguese Goa on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1510 to 1961 CE

Duration

451 years

Type

Colony

Region

Deccan, South Asia

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Velha Goa, later Panaji

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1526 First Battle of Panipat
• 1565 Battle of Talikota
• 1632 Taj Mahal begun
• 1739 Nader Shah sacks Delhi
• 1757 Battle of Plassey
• 1761 Third Battle of Panipat
• 1857 Indian Rebellion
• 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Neighbours in South Asia

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Vijayanagara Empire 1336 to 1646 CE
• Kingdom of Nepal 1768 to 2008 CE
• Bengal Sultanate 1352 to 1576 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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