Vasco da Gama Reaches India (1498)
On May 20, 1498, Vasco da Gama’s fleet made landfall near Calicut (Kappad), completing the first direct European sea voyage ...
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Chola Naval Expedition to Southeast Asia
The Chola thrust into Southeast Asia—culminating in Rajendra Chola I’s 1025 CE strike on the Srivijaya network—was the most audacious ...
