Bicholim conflict

The Bicholim Conflict of 1640–1641 was a hoax article on Wikipedia purportedly about a period of armed conflict between the Portuguese rulers of Goa and the Maratha Empire led by Shivaji Bhonsle in the northern regions of Goa, particularly in the Bicholim region. The spurious conflict was reported to have lasted from mid-1640 to early 1641, when the Maratha Confederacy and the Portuguese signed a fictituous treaty. The Hoax was discovered and removed from Wikipedia after remaining on the site for more than six years
in 1958 by Goan writer Victor D'Souza entitled "Goan Life" presented a story about a Christian family living in a village which had given up allegiance to the Marathas, which was possibly inspired by the events during the conflict.
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