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Old Goa, Pornnem Goem, Adlem GÃÂµi, Goeam; Velha Goa, is a historical city situated on the southern banks of the Mandovi River in the Ilhas present-day Tiswadi sub-district of North Goa in the Indian state of Goa. The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century and served as capital of Portuguese India from the 16th century until its abandonment in the 18th century due to a plague. Under the Portuguese, it is said to have once been a city of nearly 200,000 wherefrom, before the plague, the Portuguese traded across continents.