GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Delhi
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Nalanda
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Calcutta
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Calicut
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 20th May 1498, two years after he set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. This was the first time that a European had arrived in India via the sea. Thus, da Gama is credited with the discovery of the sea route to India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Zamorin was the king who ruled Calicut. He cordially invited Vasco Da Gama to Calicut.
Detailed explanation-3: -July 31 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit the island of Trinidad. August 1 – Columbus discovers the mouth of the Orinoco. August 4–12 – Columbus explores the Gulf of Paria. September 20 – 1498 Nankai earthquake off the coast of Japan.