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Goa History - History of Goa

History of Goa Goa has a rich history, which is both intriguing and appalling to historians and the common man. Goa was plundered by a number of rulers and lastly by the Portuguese from whom Goa sought independence in 1961. Given below is a brief insight into the history of Goa, its discovery, plundering, different rulers and the smooth transition to the present. The original name of Goa was actually Konkan and the people were known as Konkani and so was the language.

Though Goa’s recent four hundred year old history is devoted to the Portuguese and their influence, it has passed through the hands of several empires and dynasties before. Its history can be traced all the way back to the 3rd century B.C. when it was part of Mauryan empire, and was ruled by the Satavahanas and Chalukyas. Its original inhabitants were native Dravidians who where gradually conquered and outnumbered by the Aryans, who ambitiously advanced into the south around 1500 BC. Goa became India's maritime power under the rule of the Kadambas who ruled from 1008 AD to 1300 AD. The Muslims first took Goa in 1312, but were defeated by a Vijayanagara king Harihara I, in 1370, who used Goa's port to establish trade relations with Arabia. Then was established the Bahamani Dynasty around 1440 who founded Old Goa and assumed control of this strategic port. The Muslims returned with the conquest of Goa by Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur and Muslim pilgrims from all over India embarked from here on their journey to Mecca. Goa then became the capital of the Portuguese empire in the east and the area began to flourish. The emergence of Dutch and British domination on the seas saw a decline in the affluence and prominence of Goa. The Dutch tried to conquer the port twice but failed both times. The Marathas also kept up their efforts to claim Goa. The Portuguese remained in Goa until 1961 when growing international pressure and the threat from the Indian armed forces they had to leave. Goa then become a union of Indian territory and achieved statehood only in May 1987. Related Links About Goa Online Goa Songs Goa Culture Old Goa Songs Goa History Goa Movie Songs Goa Fetivals Goa Girls sex ratio Goa Arts Goa Songs Goa Major Cities Goa songs free download Goa News Goa Mp3 Songs Goa Movies Goa songs download Kerala Girls Andhra Pradesh Girls Assam Girls Bihar Girls Chhattisgarh Girls Goa Girls Gujarat Girls Delhi Girls Haryana Girls Arunachal Pradesh Girls Himachal Pradesh Girls Jharkhand Girls Kannada Girls Madhya Pradesh Girls Maharashtra Girls Manipur Girls Uttar Pradesh Girls Meghalaya Girls Mizoram Girls Tripura Girls Orissa Girls Punjab Girls Rajasthan Girls Sikkim Girls Tamil Girls Nagaland Girls Uttarakhand Girls West Bengal Girls Mumbai Girls