First Portuguese ship reached India in AD 1499 when Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to India.
he government started in 1505, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de Almeida, then settled at Kochi.
Bartolomeu Dias. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. Vasco da Gama was the first to reach India ten years later.
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese) was the first to reach India with the direct route from Europe to India. His expedition from Europe to India and back was almost a two year voyage.
The first European to reach India by sea in 1498 was Dom Vasco da Gama. This discovery paved the way for a Portuguese colonial empire in Asia.
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the first governor of the portuguese in india was
vascoda gama is the first portuguese came to india
the portuguese were the first to trade in India...........
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The Portuguese came first as traders to India.
The Portuguese came first as traders to India
I'll exclude Alexander the Great's brief conquest of parts of NE India as he wasn't able to hold this territory. The first European countries to establish permanent settlements (trading-posts initially) in India from 1500 onwards were the Portuguese. They were followed by the Dutch and French; and the English were relative lateccomers. However, I think it would misleading to speak of any European country 'ruling' India or any really large part of it till the British conquered Bengal in 1757. Joncey
Portuguese came in 1498 leaved in 1961 by an army interefernce called operation vijay, from Goa
Portuguese occupied Kochi by 1503 which was the first European colonial settlement in India. It remained the capital of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa became the capital.
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Barthalomeu dias
it was introduced by the Portuguese