Portuguese History in India In 1498 Vaso-da-Gama discovered the sea route to India. This was a great event of history. For, it opened the gate to India’s contact with Europe in the modern age. We have already seen that Alfonso d’ Albuquerque was sent to India by the king of Portugal. Albuquerque … [Read more...]
Why Portuguese came to India?
The Portuguese were first among the European nations to embark on adventures in the East. The Portuguese were fortunate in their time of arrival. The Sultanates were disintegrating and no Indian state possessed any navy or thought of developing naval powers. The only opposition that stood on the way … [Read more...]