10 Questions
Who was the first European to reach India?
Vasco da Gama
Which Portuguese governor initiated the blue water policy and the Cartaze system?
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Who captured Goa from the ruler Adil Shah and encouraged Portuguese men to marry Indian women?
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Who shifted the capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530?
Nino da Cunha
When was the Dutch East India Company established?
1602
Who was the first Englishman to arrive in India?
Captain William Hawkins
Who was the first Dutch traveler to reach India?
Cornelis de Houtman
Which British King received Bombay as dowry for marrying a Portuguese princess?
Charles II
In which year did the French East India Company get formed?
1664
Which Sultan granted the golden Farman to the East India Company in 1632?
Jahangir
Study Notes
European Exploration and Colonization of India
- Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India.
Portuguese Colonization
- Afonso de Albuquerque initiated the blue water policy and the Cartaze system as the Portuguese governor.
Conquest of Goa
- Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler Adil Shah and encouraged Portuguese men to marry Indian women.
Capital Shift
- In 1530, the capital was shifted from Cochin to Goa under Afonso de Albuquerque's governorship.
Dutch East India Company
- The Dutch East India Company was established in 1602.
Early English Explorers
- Thomas Stephens was the first Englishman to arrive in India.
Early Dutch Travelers
- Jan Huyghen van Linschoten was the first Dutch traveler to reach India.
British Colonization
- King Charles II received Bombay as dowry for marrying a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza.
French East India Company
- The French East India Company was formed in 1664.
Mughal Empire and East India Company
- Sultan Mohammed Dara Shukoh granted the golden Farman to the East India Company in 1632.
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