Historical place archive

Goa in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Goa in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1683–1961

Historical events in Goa

1683

1683
Campaign against Portuguese Goa
Sambhaji Bhonsle · Maratha Empire

Sambhaji campaigns against Portuguese Goa, pressing Maratha power along the western coast before Mughal pressure forces a change of priorities.

1961

1961
Goa, Daman and Diu Operation
Jawaharlal Nehru · Government of India

Nehru's government authorises military action that ends Portuguese rule in Goa, Daman and Diu.

1961
Integration of Goa
Jawaharlal Nehru · Government of India

Goa passes from Portuguese to Indian control during the December 1961 military operation.

Provenance

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