Question

arrival of portuguese in kerala​

Answer 1

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arrival of portuguese in kerala

Answer 2

• On 20 May 1498, Vasco da Gama set foot on Kappad beach in Kozhikode.
• His expedition was sponsored by Portuguese king Manuel I.
• Till the arrival of Portuguese, the primary foreign trading partners of Kerala were the Arabs.
• He met with Zamorin and the meeting went in favour of the Portuguese.