Why were European traders attracted to India during the Chola period
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This was due to the trading activities of the various European companies which came to India during this period. India had commercial relations with the western countries from time immemorial. ADVERTISEMENTS: ... It was from them that the enterprising merchants of Venice and Genoa purchased Indian goods.
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 in May 1498
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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