The rulers of Gujarat (Mahmud III, nephew of Bahadur Shah) also tried to take control of the fort in 1545 AD and 1546 AD but these were repeatedly thwarted by the Portugese under the military leadership of Dom Joao Mascarenhas and Dom Joao de Castro.
The rulers of Gujarat (Mahmud III) also tried to take control of the fort in 1545 AD. The rulers of Gujarat (Mahmud III) also tried to take control of the fort in 1546 AD. Mahmud III was nephew of Bahadur Shah. These were repeatedly thwarted by the Portugese under the military leadership of Dom Joao Mascarenhas. These were repeatedly thwarted by the Portugese under the military leadership of Dom Joao de Castro.