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| isbn = 9788171547616 }}</ref> Shortly after, it was acquired as a [[Portuguese colony]] for over 400 years. A larger fort was built in Moti Daman(Damao grande) in the 16th century to guard against the [[Mughals]], who ruled the area until the Portuguese arrived. It stands today, most of it preserved in its original form. Today the majority of the municipal government offices are inside the fort.
Daman was [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa#The attack on Daman|incorporated]] into the [[Republic of India]] in [[December 1961]] after an attack and invasion by the Indian Army. A battle ensued with the hopelessly outnumbered (10:1) Portuguese garrison, who were forced to surrender. The battle left four Indians dead and 14 wounded;<ref>{{cite news |title= The Forgotten Battles of Daman and Diu |author=Anil Shorey |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb21/sunday/head3.htm |newspaper= [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date= 21 February 1999 |access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref> Portuguese casualties were 10 dead and two wounded.<ref>Chakravorty, Dr. B.C. (2008). [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1961Goa/262-Operation-Vijay.html "Operation Vijay"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331145027/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1961Goa/262-Operation-Vijay.html |date=31 March 2014 }}. Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 12/18/2010.</ref>
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