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Goa, known in recent days as Gomanchala, Gopakapattam, Gopakapuri, Govapuri, Gomantak etc., is rich in a rich historical heritage. Early history of Goa is obscure. In the first century of the Christian era, Goa was a part of the Satavahana empire, followed by the Kadamba Rashtrakutas Malkhed of the Chalukyas and the Silharas. The realm of Yadavas until the end of the 14th Century, the Khilji of Delhi displaced and thus Muslim rule came to Goa. After the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama in 1498, many Portuguese expeditions came to India. Attacked in 1510, Alfonso de Albuquerque with the help of the emperor of Vijayanagar and conquered Goa. With the arrival of the Jesuit Francis Xavier in 1542, began missionary work in Goa. However, the Portuguese continued over the territory, except for an interlude in the second half of the 17th Century Shivaji rule, if some areas captured in and around Goa. Even after India's independence, Goa continued to be in the hands of the Portuguese. However, they could not fulfill the wishes of the people from Goa and finally on 19 Goa was liberated in December 1961 and a composite union territory with Daman and Diu. On 30 May 1987 Goa was conferred statehood and Daman and Diu became a separate union territory.Goa located on the western coast of the Indian peninsula. On the north side leads Terekhol river, which separates Goa from Maharashtra, the south lies North Canara district of Karnataka. To the east lie the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea in the west. Panaji, Margao, Vasco, Mapusa and Ponda are the main cities of Goa. |
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