#Thread #ForgottenHistoryHeroes
The year was 1555.Portuguese colonial power was at its peak in the 1500’s.They destroyed Zamorins of Calicut.Defeated the Sultan of Bijapur.Took away Daman from the Sultan of Gujarat, Established a colony in Mylapore, Captured Bombay 1/n @TIinExile@TIinExile#Thread #ForgottenHistoryHeroes
..and made Goa as their headquarters. And while they were at it, pretty much unchallenged, they even ruined the ancient Kapaleeswarar Temple to build a Church over it.
Their next target, the super profitable port of Mangalore. 2/n @TIinExile