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Advent of Europeans to India

Answer 1

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Advent of Europeans commerce. The Portuguese were the first to discover a direct sea route of India. It was on may 20,1498,that Portuguese sailor , Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut. king zamorin,the local rule welcomed him and gave him a lot of higher privileges.

Answer 2

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ADVENT OF THE EUROPEAN

After the capture of Constantinople by the turks in A.D.(C.E)1453,the land route between India and Europe was closed. The turks penetrated into North Africa and the Balkan peninsula. It became imperative on the part of the European nations to discover new sea routes to the East