 During the Portuguese occupation in the eighteenth century, the island sheltered Christians and Hindus of the mainland coastal border.The invasion of the realms of Bednore and Soonda by the Muslim forces of Tipu Sultan created the new potentate of Khodadad by seizing the throne of the Maharajas of Mysore.The island then reached its highest development, and in 1768 it had a governor with staff and 350 soldiers.