History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2011 History
Who among the following Indian rulers had first opposed the Portuguese?
AKrishnadeva Raya
BPulakeshin II
CAkbar
DZamorin ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Zamorin — The Portuguese were first opposed by the Zamorin, so the answer is the Zamorin.
Explanation
★The Portuguese were first opposed by the Zamorin, so the answer is the Zamorin.
★The Zamorin was the Hindu ruler of Calicut on the Malabar coast where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498.
★He resisted Portuguese attempts to monopolise the lucrative spice trade of the region.
★Afonso de Albuquerque led campaigns against Calicut, and a treaty followed in the early sixteenth century.
★Krishnadeva Raya was the Vijayanagara ruler, who actually allied with the Portuguese for trade.
★Pulakeshin II was a much earlier Chalukya king, long before the Portuguese arrived.
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