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Advent of the Europeans
Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut, sailing via the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. This marked the beginning of
the European era in Indian history. The lucrative trade in spices of Malabar - in modern Kerala - had tempted
the Portuguese and inspired the search for a sea route to the Indies. The Portuguese had already established
their colony in Goa by the first decade of the 16th Century but their territorial and commercial hold in India
remained rather limited.
In the next century, India was visited by a large number of European travellers - Italians, Englishmen,
Frenchmen and Dutchmen. They were drawn to India for different reasons. Some were traders, others
adventurers, and quite a few fired by the......
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