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The history of Goa dates back to prehistoric times, though the present-day state of Goa was only established as recently as 1987. [1] In spite of being India's smallest state by area , Goa's rich history is both long and diverse.
In 1843, the Portuguese moved the capital to the Cidade da Nova Goa (City of New Goa), today known as Panaji (Panjim), from Velha Goa . By the mid-18th century, Portuguese expansions lost other possessions in India until their borders stabilised and formed the Goa, Daman and Diu , which included Silvassa prior to the Annexation, it was known as ...
c. 80,000 – c. 100,000, B.P.(Before Portuguese) Arrival of modern Homo sapiens in the valleys of Mandovi and Zuari as evidenced from Acheulian handaxes. c. 80,000 – c. 8000 B.P. Stone Age of Goa, cave dwellings, hunter -food gatherer society, humans migrate from the river banks towards the coast in search of sea salt, the first rudimentary petroglyphs (Usgao), birth of shamanism and cult ...
Old Goa (Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka (Ilhas) of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa. The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century AD.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built in 1543, is the oldest of the Old Goa churches still standing.Initially, it was a parish church, then collegial. On the outside, the church looks like a small fortress; the entrance porch flanked by small cylindrical towers with cupolas is typical of late-Gothic and Manueline Portugal, particularly in the Alentejo region. [6]
Goa was founded and built by ancient Hindu kingdoms and had served as a capital of the Kadamba dynasty.In late 13th-century, a Muslim invasion led to the plunder of Goa by Malik Kafur on behalf of Alauddin Khilji and an Islamic occupation. [31]
Christian maidens of Goa meeting a Portuguese nobleman seeking a wife, from the Códice Casanatense (c. 1540) During the mid-16th century, the city of Goa, was the center of Christianization in the East. [7] Christianization in Goa was largely limited to the four concelhos (districts) of Bardez, Mormugao, Salcette, and Tiswadi. [8]
The Goa liberation movement was a movement which fought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, Portuguese India. The movement built on the small scale revolts and uprisings of the 19th century, and grew powerful during the period 1940–1961.