[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 173 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 173: TOME II. PART II. CHAP. XVI. History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 173 - **Language:** English ### [173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.173) A. D. 1561. The Portuguese fleet sails up the Surat river, and attacks the town. The Portuguese retire. Francis Coutinho viceroy of Goa. He brings Sept. with him three thousand European soldiers. John de Mendoza viceroy. Battle of Talikote, 1564. in which the King of Beejanuggur is taken, and loses his head. Antony de Noronha viceroy. 1568. Luis de Ataida viceroy. - [Previous: 172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.172) - [Next: 174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.174) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.173) · Pramāṇa