History Of Daman !......

       Daman was earlier called by the name of Damao. The Portuguese ruled Daman for a long, long time. Daman and Diu, was a part of Goa. From the 8th to 13th century there was a stronghold of the Chowda Rajputs who were threw out by the Waghalas who in turn were barred by Muslims in1330. It continued under Muslims rule for another two hundred years when the Portuguese conquered it. , The Portuguese ruled Goa for 451 years (1510-1961). Albuquerque entrenched himself in the Island of Tiswadi in1510. His successors had unbroken sway over this lovely territory for four and a half centuries despite mounting resentment and opposition to the alien rule from the people within and outside the territory. Even as the Portuguese were settling down, admirals and seamen of the Indian powers were challenging their might on the high seas. When the Mughal Emperor Humayun attacked Bahadur Shah, Sultan of Gujarat, he entered into a defensive alliance with the Portuguese and allowed them in 1535 to construct a fortress on the Island and maintain a garrison there. Later the rulers of Gujarat made several attempts in 1536, 1545 and 1546 respectively to throw out the Portuguese from the Fort of Diu but didn’t get success.
      The agreement of 1543 finally confirmed the close of Diu for Portuguese. Dom Joao de Castro reconstructed the fortress of Diu, an impressive structure after the siege of 1545.By the middle of the 16th century the Portuguese were able to take possession of Bardez Talukas and Salcete and the coastal areas, north of Bombay and the pockets of Daman and Diu.In the period of 1670, Arab from Muscat, run away with the valuables they had acquired & wrap the fortress of Diu.
      Since then the other most worthy event occurred in connection with the liberation of Portuguese settlement-'Operation Vijay' just before the midnight of December 16, 1961, ending the colonial rule. The different land blocks on the west coast of India, Daman, Diu and Goa came to form one political unit after liberation from the erstwhile Portuguese regime in 1961. On 30 May, 1987, Goa was conferred statehood and Daman and Diu, In 1987, when Goa becomes a full-fledged state, Daman and Diu was separated from Goa. erstwhile two districts of Goa made a separate union territory.