Question

Why did the Portuguese established their trading Centres in vijaynagar?

Answer 1

Answer:                                                                                                                   Chronicles left by Persian and European travelers state Vijayanagara to be a prosperous and wealthy city. By 1500 CE, Vijayanagara was the world's second largest medieval era city (after Beijing) and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal. Therefore the Portuguese established their trading Centres in Vijaynagar.

Answer 2

Portuguese also saw that they could take advantage of the mutual rivalries of the Indian princes to strengthen their position. Portuguese intervened in the conflict between the rulers of Calicut and Cochin to establish their trading centers and forts on the Malabar Coast.