Calicut
Great spice port peak 1300 to 1500
Location and Figures
- Country: India
- Type: Historical
- Region: South Asia
Overview
The great spice entrepot of the Malabar coast, where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498 to break the Venetian monopoly on pepper. The Zamorin rulers hosted Arab and Chinese merchants, and Ming treasure fleets called in the early 1400s.
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