What did the portuguese bring with them to india?
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Portuguese traders introduced Chili pepper to India during 16th century.
In 1498 the Portuguese explorer Vasco-da-Gama reached Indian shores bringing with him the pungent spice. Chilies were brought to Asia by Portuguese navigators during the 16th Century. Chilies became extremely popular in Indian after it was first brought to India by Vasco-Da-Gama.
The State of India (Portuguese: Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (Estado Português da Índia, EPI) or simply Portuguese India (Índia Portuguesa), was a state of the Portuguese Empire, founded six years after the discovery of a sea route between Portugal and the Indian Subcontinent to serve as the governing body of a string of Portuguese fortresses and colonies overseas.