Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 144: TOME I. PART I. CHAP. VIII.
History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 144
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Don Francisco Almeida arrives in India with twenty-two ships and fifteen hundred fighting men. — Geographical division of the western coast of India by the Portuguese: —
First, Cambaya, north of Bombay, belonging to the King of Guzerat.
Secondly, Deccan, lying between Bombay and Goa, belonging to the Kings of Ahmudnuggur and Beejapoor.
Thirdly, Canara, lying between Goa and Cananore, belonging to the Raja of Beejanuggur. The country south of Cananore, denominated Malabar, is divided among the kings of Calicut, Cananore, Cranganore, Cochin, Quilon, and Travancore.