Before him, many voyaged to discover India but no one succeeded. However, Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese explorer and sailor, has been given the credit for discovering a maritime trade route to India on May 17, 1498. There is evidence that suggests we had known maritime trade during the Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) and in the first millennium of the common era. New Delhi: Land of rich heritages, cultural treasures, and brilliant engineering and civilisation, India was richer than all the known world put together in ancient times. Spices and other goods were the attraction for which European powers came to India.Vasco Da Gama, a Portuguese sailor and explorer, discovered the first maritime route to India.
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