ABSTRACT
Goa was earlier the capital of the Kadamba dynasty, as seen from some inscriptions. Around 500 bc the first king of the Kadamba dynasty, Trilochan Kadamba, founded the city of Goa. This dynasty kept Goa under its control till the beginning of the thirteenth century after which it was taken over by some Muslim ruler. In 1370 Madhav, the commander of the forces of Vijayanagar, occupied it during the reign of Harihar. In 1469 Muhammad Gawan, the commander of the Bahmani king Muhammad Bahmani II, conquered it. After him came the Adil Shahi Sultan of Bijapur who brought Goa under his control. Although Goa remained under Bijapur when Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut in 1498, the Portuguese captain Albuquerque occupied it on 17 February 1510. However, on 23 May of the same year Yusuf Adil Shah of Bijapur recaptured it. On 25 November 1510 Albuquerque came back to Goa with a Portuguese war fleet and reoccupied the city after which he improved the security system of the city. Gradually Goa became the centre of the eastern empire of the Portuguese. In 1543 Martin Alfonso, the new administrator of the Portuguese empire in the east came to Goa with the saint Francis Xavier. After some time Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur donated Salsette and Bardes to the Portuguese. In 1570 Goa was attacked by Ibrahim Adil Shah but was defeated and the Portuguese raised a high wall around the city to protect it. Before it was completed Ibrahim Adil Shah had attacked in 1570 again but had to return defeated after waging a war for ten months.
