Portuguese Colonial Enterprise
Portuguese Colonial Enterprise
Section titled “Portuguese Colonial Enterprise”2020-04-27 12:27:08
Establishment of Portuguese Control in Indian Seas and Its Economic and Political Impact
Section titled “Establishment of Portuguese Control in Indian Seas and Its Economic and Political Impact”- Vasco da Gama 1498 landed at Calicut guided by Abdul Majid.
- A direct sea link would displace monopoly of Arabs and Turks over trade in eastern goods esp spices.
- Along with commercial there were Religious reasons too since Muslims were traditional enemies of Christianity.
- @ Henry the Navigator sent 2-3 ships every year for exploration. Genoese merchants used to buy goods from Arabs and sold it in Europe but after capture of Constantinople by Turks their trade stopped so they further fuelled exploration of a route to India.
- Renaissance created a spirit of daring
- Economic growth led to dietary changes.
Portugues Estado Da India
Section titled “Portugues Estado Da India”- wanted to enforce monopoly of spice trade to Europe and demanded the right to search ships of Arab traders -> fight where Portuguese killed.
- Da Gama returned w/ 25 vessels and demanded Zamorin expel the Muslim merchants. Zamorin rejected and was assaulted.
- P estd forts at Cochin, Quilon etc.
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- #todo
Portuguese Colonial enterprise
- Write a short essay on: “Portuguese control of the Indian Ocean and its impact.” [1992, 20m]
- Write a short essay on: “Significance of the arrival of the Portuguese in India.” [2008, 20m]
- How was cartaz system used by the Portuguese to maintain their control over the oceanic trade? [2014, 10m]