It was the the Portuguese who first discovered a direct sea route to INDIA .Portuguese sailor
Vascoda gama arived at Calaicut an important seaport located in South West India on may 20 1448 AD. king zamorin,the local rule received him and bestowed on him certain privileges.
ARRIVAL
The first Portuguese encounter with the subcontinent was on 20 May 1498 when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Anchored off the coast of Calicut, the Portuguese invited native fishermen on board and immediately bought some Indian items.
How did the Portuguese arrive in the Indian Ocean?
His squadron left Portugal in 1497, rounded the Cape and continued along the coast of East Africa, where a local pilot was brought on board who guided them across the Indian Ocean, reaching Calicut in western India in May 1498.
in 1505 AD , Francisco de Almeida was appointed as the first Portuguese governor in India. His policy being centric on controlling the Indian Ocean was known as the blue water policy .
rise of power
decline the power
the Portuguese rise in Indian had a short life as the new rival trading communities from Europe posed a big challenge to them.
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It was the the Portuguese who first discovered a direct sea route to INDIA .Portuguese sailor
Vascoda gama arived at Calaicut an important seaport located in South West India on may 20 1448 AD. king zamorin,the local rule received him and bestowed on him certain privileges.
ARRIVAL
The first Portuguese encounter with the subcontinent was on 20 May 1498 when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Anchored off the coast of Calicut, the Portuguese invited native fishermen on board and immediately bought some Indian items.
How did the Portuguese arrive in the Indian Ocean?
His squadron left Portugal in 1497, rounded the Cape and continued along the coast of East Africa, where a local pilot was brought on board who guided them across the Indian Ocean, reaching Calicut in western India in May 1498.
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