Question

who laid the foundation of Portuguese colonial empire on the malabar coast of India for 1 mark​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

ALFANSO DE ALBEREQUE

Answer 2

Answer:

Vasco da Gama's departure to India, in 1497. In just a little over 16 years at the beginning of the 16th century, the impoverished Kingdom of Portugal, under the House of Aviz, became the dominant power in the Indian Ocean region and laid the foundation for one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history.