Goa, Sept. 18 -- Shashwat Gupta Ray

In the early 16th Century AD, the native Goans had to flee to other places due to the exorbitant taxes imposed on them by the Adil Shahi rulers, only to return home after being assured of reduction of the taxes by the Portuguese regime. This has been found in a study done on the Foral of 1526 by Dr Aditi Shukla, Assistant Professor of His tory at India International University of Legal Edu cation and Research, San coale. "In 1510, Goa was under the control of Adil Shahi rul ers. It is said that the local in habitants were troubled due to exorbitant taxation that was enforced upon them by the Adil Shahi rulers because of which several inhabitants fled to neighbouring territo ries. On the event of settle...