Vascoda Gama was sent by Dom Mannual, the ……………..king on July 8, 1496 at the head of an expedition. He reached Calicut on May 20, 1498 and was well received by the Zamorin and his subjects with traditional hospitality.

Related MCQs

• The arrival of Vascoda Gama at …………….near Calicut in May 1498 inaugurated the Da Gama Epoch in the history of Asia.
• Calicut under the Zamorins attained fame as the venue of the famous……………, a seven day assembly held annually at Tali Temple, Calicut.
• Having reached Kundara, ………………issued his famous proclamation on January 11, 1809 exhorting the people to rally, under his banner for a patriotic struggle against the British.
• The …………describes the conflict between the Zamorin and the Cochin Raja and the intrigues of the Portuguese and the Dutch.
• After a bitter and prolonged campaign, the Zamorin captured …………….and assumed the unique position of Rakshapura (protector) of Mamankom.
• The navy of the Zamorin was manned by the Moplahs and the Kunjalis were the admirals of the ………………fleet.
• When the Zamorin invaded Valluvanad in the 13th Century,the Perumpadappu family abandoned the Vanneri Palace and migrated to ………………from where in 1405 AD they shifted to Kochi.
• Van Hagen the Dutch Admiral had concluded a treaty with the Zamorin (November, 1604) to expel the …………….from India.
• …………….. a Chinese Muslim merchant (15th C. A.D) gives in interesting description of the port and town of Calicut and its people.
• It was the demand for spices, especially …………..that brought the Europeans to Kerala, leading to the Da Gama Epoch of Asiatic History.