Diu Fort
The Diu Fort, is located on the west coast of India in Diu, a Union Territory, administered by the Government of India. The fort was built by the Portuguese during their colonial rule of the Diu island. The Diu town is located to the west of the fort. The fort was built in 1535 subsequent to a defense alliance forged by Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat and the Portuguese when Humayun, the Mughal Emperor waged war to annex this territory. The fort was strengthened over the years, till 1546. Portuguese ruled over this territory from 1537 (from the year they took control of the fort and also the Diu town fully) till 1961 (for 424 years, the longest period by any colonial rule in the world) they were forced to quit only in December 1961 (even though India became an independent country in 19
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Diu Fort
The Diu Fort, is located on the west coast of India in Diu, a Union Territory, administered by the Government of India. The fort was built by the Portuguese during their colonial rule of the Diu island. The Diu town is located to the west of the fort. The fort was built in 1535 subsequent to a defense alliance forged by Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat and the Portuguese when Humayun, the Mughal Emperor waged war to annex this territory. The fort was strengthened over the years, till 1546. Portuguese ruled over this territory from 1537 (from the year they took control of the fort and also the Diu town fully) till 1961 (for 424 years, the longest period by any colonial rule in the world) they were forced to quit only in December 1961 (even though India became an independent country in 19
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A fortaleza de Diu localiza-se ...... de origem portuguesa no mundo.
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La fortaleza de Diu está situa ...... origen portugués en el mundo.
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The Diu Fort, is located on th ...... to the local tourism industry.
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16th century
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Map of Diu, 1729
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A fortaleza de Diu localiza-se ...... de origem portuguesa no mundo.
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La fortaleza de Diu está situa ...... de 1961, durante la Guerra Lus
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The Diu Fort, is located on th ...... e an independent country in 19
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Diu Fort
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Fortaleza de Diu
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Fortaleza de Diu
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Diu Fort
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