HISTORY
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Question
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Where in India, did the Protuguese build their first fortress?
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Anjidiv
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Cochin
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Goa
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Cannanore
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first fort built by the Portuguese was Fort Emmanuel in Kochi, Kerala. The permission for building it was granted to them by their ally, the local maharaja of Kochi in 1503 AD.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 17 May 1498, ‘Vasco da Gama’ of Portugal arrived on the coast of India (Calicut, Kerala). At that time the king of this place was ‘Zamorin’.
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