The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
(A) Calicut
(B) Cochin
(C) Daman
(D) Bijapur
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 2000
Explanation : Afonso de Albuquerque was an exceedingly energetic commander of Portuguese India, who established a Portuguese fort at Cochin in 1503 on his initial voyage. It was a timber fortress, the first fortress erected by the Portuguese in India. In 1505 a stone fortress replaced the wooden fortress of Cochin.
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