Abbakka Chowta (c. 1525-c. 1570) was the **Tulu queen of Ullal in coastal Karnataka** — one of the first Indian rulers **to fight and decisively defeat the Portuguese** in the 16th century. **She held off four major Portuguese assaults on her kingdom**, allying with the Zamorin of Calicut and the Sultan of Bijapur. The Portuguese eventually captured her by treachery; she died fighting in prison.
**Among the earliest South Asian resistance leaders against European colonialism.**
Abbakka reduces to seven — the number of Tulu Portuguese-defeater.