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Siege of Goa

Siege of Goa was a siege conducted in 1570 at Goa, in what is now India; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Goa. It was part of the War of the League of the Indies, which ran from 1570 to 1575. The recorded result: Portuguese victory.

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Fought1570ran into the following year
WhereGoa, India15.402N, 74.043E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory
Belligerentsborder|25px Portuguese EmpireagainstSultanate of Bijapur
Casualties and lossesUnknownand8,000 to 12,000
Part ofWar of the League of the Indies1570 to 1575

Where it sits in the War of the League of the Indies

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6 placed engagements of the War of the League of the Indies in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1570 (year precision)
to 1571
PlaceGoa, India
15.402N, 74.043E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength3,650 men (siege start); 650 soldiers; 3,000 militia; >5,000 men (siege end); 25–100 ships100,000 men; 33,000 foot soldiers; 35,000 cavalry; 2,000 elephants; forced laborers; 350 guns
Casualties and lossesUnknown8,000 to 12,000
Commanders
  • Luís de Ataíde, 3rd Count of Atouguia
  • Ali Adil Shah I
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Placed at Goa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1570

Siege of Goa is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126888582, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Goa (1570–1571), revision 1370741528, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.