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Vasco de Gama, a Portuguese explorer, arrives in Calicut on the Malabar Coast and becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean.
At Calicut, who welcomed Vasco da Gama?
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese sailor, arrived in Calicut, India, on May 27, 1498, after sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. The Hindu king of Calicut, King Zamorin, gave him a kind welcome.
Vasco de Gama arrived in Calicut when?
Da Gama was able to traverse the Indian Ocean and arrive at Calicut (now Kozhikode) on the Indian coast in May 1498 with the aid of a local navigator.
Who was the leader of Calicut in 1498?
- Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, was the first European to reach India by sea on May 20, 1498, at Kappad near Calicut on the Malabar coast of India.
- Samudiri (Zamorin), the Hindu ruler of Calicut, welcomed him and permitted him to bring pharmaceuticals, pepper, and other items on board.
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