Sundem was a feudal state that existed in

Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

. The kings were called 'Sonda Raja' or 'Soundekar Raja'. They were feudatory vassals at various times to the

Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...

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and the

Bijapur Sultanate The Sultanate of Bijapur was an early modern kingdom in the western Deccan and South India, ruled by the Muslim Adil Shahi (or Adilshahi) dynasty. Bijapur had been a '' taraf'' (province) of the Bahmani Kingdom prior to its independence in 14 ...

. Finally they became vassals of the

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. They were called the 'Rei de Sundem' in Portuguese.

List of Rajas

#Arasappa Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1555-1598) #Ramachandra Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1598-1618) #Raghunatha Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1618-1638) #Madhulinga Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1638-1674) #Sadashiva Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1674-1697) #Basavalinga Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1697-1745) #Immadi Sadashiva Rajendra Wodiyar (r. 1745-1763) # Sawai Basavalinga I Rajendra Udaiyar 1763 - 1843 # Sadashiva II Rajendra Udaiyar 1843 # Vira Rajendra Udaiyar 1843 - 1893 # Sawai Basavalinga II Rajendra Udaiyar ? # Sawai Vira Sadashiva Rajendra Udaiyar ? # Basavalinga II Rajendra Udaiyar ? - 1935

References

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