A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.46
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.46
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v1.c9.46
A.D. 1571.—In 1571 there was a combined attack made upon the Portuguese by the Beejapoor and Ahmednugur kings. Ali Adil Shah besieged Goa and sustained a very mortifying repulse²; but the defence of Choule, which was besieged by Mortiza Nizam Shah and was defended by Luis Ferara de Andrada, reflected particular credit on the Portuguese, and, as is generally the case where a native army is defeated, the Mahomedans attributed their want of success to treachery.³