Why the sea route to india was discovered?
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The discovery of the sea route to India is the description sometimes used in Europe and among the Portuguese for the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Atlantic Ocean.[citation needed] It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1497–1499. Considered by Europe to be one of the most remarkable voyages of the Age of Discovery, it consolidated the Portuguese maritime presence over the Indian Ocean and that country's dominance of global trade routes.
Sea route to India was discovered by "vasco da gama" .
Vasco-da-Gama discovered the sea-route and reached Calicut and entered into the court of Zamorine.
The king of Calicut and presented the letter of the king of Portugal along with some valuable gifts.
The sea route to india was discovered because to trade in India.