Lesson-4 Portuguese India

Lesson 4 of 18 • 4 upvotes • 14:02mins

Abhyudaya Kelkar

How the Portuguese consolidated their hold over the route to India and extend the trade route to China and Japan, is a fascinating story. In the meantime, they established permanent bases in the Orient, including India. The lesson consists of the following : 1. Joao de Nova in India 2. Vasco da Gama returns to India 3. Albuquerque in the Orient 4. Almeida in India, the first Portuguese viceroy 5. Wars against the eastern Sultanates in Seas 6. Almeida as Viceroy and conquest of Goa 7. Albuquerque as Viceroy 8. Vasco da Gama as Viceroy 9. Nano de Cunha gets Daman, Diu, Bassein, etc. from Gujarat 10. Portuguese absolute control over the eastern Oceanic trade routes and permanent bases at strategic locations.