why did European trading companies come to India ?
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The Portuguese were the first European traders who settled on the soil of India towards the close of the fifteenth century A.D. The first direct sea-route from Europe to India via Cape of Good Hope was opened by Vasco-da-Gama who reached the coast of Calicut.
Given below is the reason;
a)The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in India had huge market in Europe. (b) Indian spices such as pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon were in great demand.
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European trading companies could buy goods at a cheap price, in India and carry them back to Europe and sell them at higher prices. The fine qualities of cotton and silk produced in India had a big market in Europe. Pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon grown in India were in great demand in Europe.
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