State

Portuguese India

Portuguese colonies in South Asia (1505–1961)

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1505–1945
Founded
1505
Ended
1961
Capital
Panaji, Old Goa, Goa

Overview

The State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. The capital of Portuguese India served as the governing centre of a string of military forts and maritime ports scattered along the coasts of the Indian Ocean.

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All rulers (27)

  1. Tristão da Cunha1504–1505
  2. Francisco de Almeida1505–1509
  3. Vasco da Gama1524–1525
  4. Garcia de Noronha1538–1540
  5. João de Castro1548
  6. Afonso de Noronha1550–1554
  7. Pedro Mascarenhas1554–1555
  8. Constantino of Braganza1558–1561
  9. Francisco Coutinho, 3rd Count of Redondo1561–1564
  10. António de Noronha1564–1568
  11. Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia1568–1571
  12. António de Noronha, 11th viceroy of Portuguese India1571–1573
  13. Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia1578–1581
  14. Francisco de Mascarenhas1581–1584
  15. Duarte de Meneses1584–1588
  16. Matias de Albuquerque1591–1597
  17. Francisco da Gama1597–1600
  18. Aires de Saldanha1600–1605
  19. Martim Afonso de Castro1605–1607
  20. Rui Lourenço de Távora, neto1609–1612
  21. Jerónimo de Azevedo1612–1617
  22. João Coutinho1617–1619
  23. Francisco da Gama1622–1627
  24. Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares1629–1635
  25. Pedro da Silva1635–1639
  26. João da Silva Telo e Meneses1640–1645
  27. Filipe Mascarenhas1645–1651

Records (11)

  1. 1523–1524 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  2. 1547–1548 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  3. 1555–1557 — Luso–Bijapuri WarWar
  4. 1558 — Vijayanagara Invasion of GoaInvasion
  5. 1570–1571 — Siege of ChaulSiege
  6. 1620–1621 — Battle off JaskNaval battle
  7. 1625 — Loss of the LionNaval battle
  8. 1635 — Convention of GoaTreaty
  9. 1643–1645 — Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt PessartWar
  10. 1644 — Willem Leyel's Siege of DansborgSiege
  11. 1654–1655 — Luso-Adil Shahi WarWar

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