Today Importance - 25th February

25-Feb-1510

Portuguese Catholics conquered Goa under then Governor Albuquerque, which marked the beginning of the European conquest and exploitation of India to serve as the capital of their Asiatic maritime empire.

25-Feb-1586

Raja Birbal, a renowned intellectual and one of the 'navaratnas' of Emperor Akbar's court, was killed in a battle with the Yusuf Jard dynasty.