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Statewise GK · Q187

Goa GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 187

Q187

In which year Goa captured and annexed by the Portuguese

A.
1510
Answer
B.
1513
C.
1519
D.
1525

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Adil Shahis. Goa was Portugal's first territorial possession in Asia, captured by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510 and it served as the main Portuguese base in the East for four and a half centuries.