HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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During his second voyage, Vasco-da-Gama strengthened the defence of
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Calicut
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Cochin
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Surat
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Connanore
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Explanation:
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: -Vasco De Gama was the first European to find an ocean trading route to India. He accomplished what many explorers before him could not do. His discovery of this sea route helped the Portuguese establish a long-lasting colonial empire in Asia and Africa.
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