A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.s1.24

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Albuquerque next attacked Goa, then under the Âdil Shâh, and captured the place, making his triumphal entry into it on March 1, A.D. 1510. Immediately afterwards he despatched Gaspar Chanoca on a mission to Vijayanagar, renewing Almeida’s request for a fort at Bhatkal for the protection of Portuguese trade. Barros¹ states that Chanoca reported that, though he was received "solemnly," Krishna Deva Râya only made a general answer in courteous terms, and did not specifically grant the governor’s request; the reason being that the king had then made peace with the Âdil Shâh. Presumably this peace was made in order to enable the Âdil Shâh to retake Goa.²