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Rajput States of India — HISTORY STD 11 Arts — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsHISTORYRajput States of India3 Marks
Question
Write a note on the arrival of Vasco$-$d$-$Gama in India.
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Answer

During the Middle Ages, Indian goods were in great demand in European countries.
  • India traded heavily with countries in Europe by land and sea.
  • When the Turks conquered the port of Constantinople in $1453,$ European trade with India was cut off.
  • This forced them to find a new way.
  • The Portuguese began to find a new waterway.
  • A French sailor named Vasco$-$da$-$Gama sailed from the "Cape of Good Hope" to the port of Mozambique.
  • Here he met the Indian sailors Kanji Malam and Ahmad Ibn Majid.
  • With their help, I crossed the Indian Ocean and reached the port of Calicut in $1498.$
  • Calicut was ruled by a Hindu king named Samudrik.
  • Vasco$-$da$-$Gama presented the king with the credentials of the Portuguese king and asked the Portuguese for permission to trade.
  • Thus, the first European people entered India.

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