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प्रश्न
Vasco da Gama was a seafarer from ______.
पर्याय
Poland
England
France
Portugal
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उत्तर
Vasco da Gama was a seafarer from Portugal.
Explanation:
In the year 1497, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese seafarer set sail with a fleet of 4 ships and 170 sailors in search of India. He reached the eastern coast of Africa and visited a few African ports like Mombasa and Malindi. At Malindi, he met an Indian navigator and under his guidance Vasco da Gama landed at the Indian port of Calicut (Kozhikode) in 1498. He asked King Zamorin of Kozhikode for trading permission. After obtaining the permission he returned to Portugal. Thereafter he visited India twice. He became the first Viceroy of Goa and Kochi after Portuguese rule was established there. The trading between European countries and India was initiated through his efforts.
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