The Portuguese conquest of Goa, sealed by their victory in the Battle of Goa in November 1510, led to the establishment of Portuguese rule in southwestern India and elsewhere in Asia. Goa was the first territorial possession of Portugal on that continent. It was also the first region of India to succumb to European colonial rule.
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