A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.42
A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.42
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c16.42
“In the year 915,¹ the Christians surprised the town of Goa, and put to death the governor with many mussulmauns. Upon intelligence of which, Adil Shaw, with three thousand chosen men, Dekkanees and foreigners, marched with such expedition, that he came upon the Europeans unawares, retook the fort, and put many to death; but some made their escape in their ships out to sea.”