A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.27
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.27
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v1.c9.27
A.D. 1508.—On the 30th December, 1508, the Portuguese fleet entered the river of Dabul, and the viceroy, Francisco de Almeyda, who commanded in person, having landed his men, took, plundered, and burnt the town. But the first territory of which the Portuguese obtained possession in Maharashtra was the important island on which stands the city of Goa, and which belonged to the territory of Beejapoor.