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Advent of Europeans

Introduction: Advent of the Europeans in India The Fall of Constantinople (1453): A Geopolitical Shock Portugal – Pioneers of the Sea Route to India Spain – Masters of the Westward Route Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) Bartholomew Dias – The Man Who Opened the Gateway to India (1488) Vasco da Gama – The First European to Reach India by Sea Pedro Álvares Cabral – The Forgotten Pioneer (1500) Vasco da Gama's Second Voyage to India (1502–1503) Francisco de Almeida – The First Viceroy of Portuguese India (1505–1509) Afonso de Albuquerque: The Architect of the Portuguese Empire in Asia The Decline of Portuguese Power Arrival of Dutch in India and the Indian Ocean Region The Arrival of the British in India The Danish in India – A Modest but Noteworthy Presence The Arrival of the French in India