Bicholim Conflict Finally Comes to an End 400 Years Later

Well it turns out the Bicholim Conflict was actually a hoax put onto Wikipedia that stood on the site for 5 years.

“From 1640 to 1641 the might of colonial Portugal clashed with India's massive Maratha Empire in an undeclared war that would later be known as the Bicholim Conflict. Named after the northern Indian region where most of the fighting took place, the conflict ended with a peace treaty that would later help cement Goa as an independent Indian state.”

Amazingly, the article was even nominated for the site’s Featured Article of the Day, a Wikipedia stable that highlights some of the site’s best-researched and written articles.

I have a feeling that more and more of these hoaxes will appear on Wikipedia as people start to become more ignorant of history in the coming years.