which discovery drew the European trading companies to India
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Explanation:
The discovery of direct sea route from Europe to India via Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese mariner, Vasco da Gama drew the European trading companies to India. Vasco da Gama brought in the Portuguese to India and landed first in Calicut in 1498.
Trading centres were established at Calicut, Cannanore, Cochin and the Portuguese became the maritime trade rulers and slowly led to Portuguese settlements. The Indian spices, pearls, precious stones, cotton and linen were all highly valued in Western countries.
Later the Dutch and the French also enjoyed trading in India by utilizing the sea routes. The French set up the French East India Company and traded with most of the coastal territories like Mahe, Pondicherry, etc. along with trading these European contingents also had huge settlements and colonisation of the areas they were trading in India. Later the Britishers started the English East India Company and traded exclusively in India.