India, Feb. 8 -- Last year saw 69confirmed unprovoked shark attacks globally, 10 of which were fatal, according toThe International Shark Attack File, housed at the Florida Museum

From 1580, when much of the Indian Subcontinent was under the control of the third Mughal Emperor Akbar, till now, just 21 'confirmed unprovoked' shark attacks have taken place in the region, a Down To Earth analysis of data from the Florida Museum of Natural History has found.

Today's Republic of India, the largest country in the region, recorded the highest number of attacks at 14. Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known earlier, was second with four attacks. The Indian Ocean archipelago of atolls, the Maldives, recorded two attacks. Today's Pakistan recorded o...