Siege of Goa (1570-1571)

Siege of Goa (1570-1571)
	Part of War of the League of the Indies
Date	December 1570 – December 13, 1571
Location	Goa
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Sultanate of Bijapur
Commanders and leaders
Dom Luís de Ataíde	Ali Adil Shah I
Strength
1500 men	100,000 men including 30,000 foot soldiers 3,000 arquebusiers 35,000 cavalry, 2,000 elephants and numerous forced laborers
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Over 8,000 men, 4,000 horses, 300 elephants, 6,000 oxen, 150 pieces of artillery abandoned

The Siege of Goa in 1570-1571 was a major military conflict between the Portuguese Empire and an alliance of regional powers in India, led by Ali Adil Shah I. This alliance aimed to expel the Portuguese from their strategic foothold in Goa, which was a crucial center for their colonial ambitions in Asia.^[1]^[2]

^ Cruz, Maria Augusta Lima (1992). Diogo do Couto e a década 8a da Asia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. ISBN 978-972-27-0532-5.
^ Stein, Stephen K. (2017-04-24). The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3551-3.

[malc-1] Cruz, Maria Augusta Lima (1992). Diogo do Couto e a década 8a da Asia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses. ISBN 978-972-27-0532-5.

[sks-2] Stein, Stephen K. (2017-04-24). The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-3551-3.

[1]

[2]