our ney ▁from ▁Mad ras ▁through ▁the ▁Count ries ▁of ▁Mys ore , ▁Can ara ▁and ▁Mal ab ar ▁( 1 8 0 7 ), ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁" 8 0 , 0 0 0   ▁Go an ▁Christians ▁came ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁South ▁Can ara ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Bed n ore ." ▁Later , ▁this ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁probable ▁mistake ▁and ▁should ▁have ▁read ▁" 8 , 0 0 0 ". ▁However ▁even ▁this ▁figure ▁included ▁the ▁second ▁em igration ▁of ▁Christians ▁from ▁Go a . ▁ ▁The ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Bij ap ur ▁attacked ▁Go a ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁Portuguese ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁Bij ap ur ▁s ult ans ▁were ▁especially ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁lo ath ing ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁F ear ing ▁per sec ution , ▁many ▁C athol ics ▁from ▁Go a ▁migr ated ▁to ▁South ▁Can ara . ▁This ▁migration ▁is ▁referred ▁as ▁the ▁" Second ▁W ave ▁of ▁M igration ". ▁The ▁attacks ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁Empire ▁on ▁Go a , ▁during ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁migration . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁Sh iv aj i , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁emp ire , ▁attacked ▁K ud al , ▁a ▁town ▁north ▁of ▁Go a , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁Go a . ▁After ▁Sh iv aj i ' s ▁death ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April