Goa History..........................
A delightful synthesis of the magic of Latin and Oriental accords Goa, the smallest state of India a distinct identitythat sets it apart from the rest of the country. An ancient land, it has been an envious object since past. Portugese, French, British, Dutch and such others invaded it in quick succession. Some ventured for expedition, some for trade and profit yet some ventured to the cause of serving the mankind.
Several Indian kingdoms and dynasties ruled over Goa from the 4th century onwards. Goa was coveted and ruled by a great number of Indian kingdoms and dynasties from the 4th century onwards. The Bhojas were the first rulers followed by Silhara Dynasty, Kadamba Dynasty and finally Hoysalas from 1022 to 1342 A. D. Goa metamorphosed into a trading center mainly in the trade of horses that wre imported from the Middle East from the 14th century onwards. This lured the vast empires and the Vijayanagar Empire became the conqueror of it in 1344, followed by Bahmani Sultans who conquered it in 1347. After that Goa was ruled by Yusuf Adil Shah and Ismail Adil Shah who made wonderful contribution in bringing peace and prosperity in the city. Since then it became the target point of the foreign invasions mainly beacuse of the spices reserve of the Western ghat and the Arabian horses were sold in the local market.
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Today Goa is vibrant, colourful and ideally a tourist's paradise which has left behind its backwardness which was prevelant before 1961.
Goa was not in list of Portugese annexation even though it had made it presence felt in India for a long time. But on the persuasion of a pirate, Timoja, Albuquerque attacked Goa in order to acquire a better land base.With this, Goa became the first real territorial acquisiton of the Portugese in Asia in 1510. But in 1540, the inquisition of Goa changed the liberal policy of Albuquerque and as a result strict censorship of literature was imposed. The new law was baised towards the Christians and did not provide job avenues to the non-Christians. The secular fabric of the land got destroyed when forced conversions took place, temples were demolished, non-Christian holy men were driven out. As a result, it created fear among the Hindus who fled to the other parts of the country.
What boils down from the above analysis is the fact that the Portugese rule not only made destructions but it contributed a lot in enhancing the architectural beauty of the place. The famous churches namely St. Cajetan and Bom Jesus basilica reminds till date about its golden days.
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