Portuguese India
Portuguese colonies in South Asia (1505–1961)
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Portuguese India refers to the Portuguese colonial territories in South Asia that were under Portuguese rule from 1505 to 1961. These colonies represented over four centuries of Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean region.
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Key facts
- Common languages
- Bengali European Portuguese Gujarati Indo-Portuguese Kannada Konkani Malayalam Marathi Tamil
- Religion
- Official :, Roman Catholicism , Major :, Hinduism , Islam , Minor :, Zoroastrianism , Judaism , Protestantism
- 1505 1521
- Manuel I of Portugal
- 1958 1961
- Américo Tomás
- 1505 1509
- Francisco de Almeida (first)
- Historical era
- Imperialism
- Establishment
- 15 August 1505
- Indian annexation
- 19 December 1961
- Total
- 4,305 km (1,662 sq mi)
- Currency
- Portuguese Indian rupia (INPR) Portuguese Indian escudo (INPES)
- Status
- State of Portugal (1505–1946), Overseas province of Portugal (1946–1961)
- Capital
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Today part of India
Bangladesh
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