Portuguese History of India | why European came to India | Who were Portuguese Power

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Portuguese history on rameena online classes: The complete History of Portuguese empire is explained in this tutorial. Portuguese were the first European who came to India through sea route.

first Portuguese came to India: Vasco da Gama became the first Portuguese and European who came to India through sea route in 1498. Portuguese European power discovered new sea route to India through Cape of Good Hope, the southern most tip of African continent. Vasco Da Gama arrived at Calicut. The king was zamorin.

who was Vasco Da Gama ?
Vasco Da Gama was the portuguese navigator who came three times to India. First time in 1498, Second time he came in 1502 and third time in 1524. This time he was sent to India as Viceroy or Governor. He died in December 1524 in India only due to malaria.

Bartolomeu Dias discovered cape of good hope in 1488.
Christopher Columbus set out for India in 1492 but reached Amercia

Why Europeans discovered New Sea Route to India ?
Portuguese were the first European to discover new sea route to India. They discovered new sea route to India because old trade route was un der the control of Ottoman empire in 1453. Italians, Genoa, Venice traders were dominating the old trade route to India from Europe. So, they didn't give any share of profit to Portuguese or Spanish traders or merchants.

Second Portuguese who came to India was Pedro Alvares Cabral

Francisco de Almeida was the first Portuguese governor of India. He started Blue water policy. Battle of Diu was fought by him.

what was blue water policy / blue water policy explained history: As per this policy Portuguese were making strong hold in Indian ocean rather than on land.

Afonso de Albuquerque (1509-1515) was second governor of India. He started force marriages and conversions. he conquered Goa in 1510.

Nuno da Cunha / Nino de Cunha (1529-1538) shifted capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530

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