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Question
Give reasons for the following statement:
The Portuguese couldn’t set up their empire in India.
Solution
- Vasco-da-Gama, the Portuguese sailor came to Calicut, West of India via the South African Peninsula in the year 1498.
- Vasco da Gamma was allowed business concession by King Zamorin.
- The Portuguese had great importance in Indian politics in the initial stages.
- However, the Portuguese tried to propagate (spread) their religion; expand their rule and business at the same time.
Therefore, the Portuguese could not set up their empire in India.
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