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Statewise GK · Q184

Goa GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 184

Q184

In which year, portugueses defeated the Bizapur sultan yousuf adil shah

A.
1755
B.
1510
Answer
C.
1911
D.
None of These

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
In 1510, the Portuguese defeated the ruling Bijapur sultan Yousuf Adil Shah with the help of a local ally, Timayya and captured the territory which they named it Goa. They set up a permanent settlement in Velha Goa. This was the beginning of Portuguese rule in Goa that would last for four and a half centuries, until 1961.