Q. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
Answer: Harihara II
Notes: Harihara II (1377-1406) succeeded in thwarting the Bahmani-Warangal combine and wrested Belgaum and Goa in the west from the Bahmani kingdom in 1380. He wrested the Konkan from Bahamanis, thereby gaining control of the west Deccan coast all the way north to Chaul, source of rich revenues from trade.

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