1. Among the entire European nations Portugal was the foremost to make a dynamic attempt to discover a sea route to India.
2. Prince Henry of Portugal encouraged his countrymen to take up the adventurous life of exploring the unknown regions of the world.
3. So, he is commonly known as the "Navigator".

1. Coins are a good source to know about administrative history.
2. The first coinage in modern india under the crown was issued in 1862.
3. Edward VII ascended after Queen Victoria and the coins issued by him bore his model.
4. The Reserve Bank of India was formally set up in 1935 and was empowered to issue Government of India notes.
5. The first paper currency issued by RBI in January 1938 was 5 rupee notes bearing the portrait of King George VI.

1. Archives is the place where historical documents are preserved.
2. The National Archives of india is located in New Delhi.
3. It has main source of information for understanding past administrative machinery as well as a guide to the present and future generations related to all matters.
4. It contains authentic evidence for knowing the political, social, economic, cultural and scientific life and activities of the people of India.

1) The fall of constantinople is an important landmark in the history of the world.
2) As far as trade was concerned, Constantinople was located at a vantage point through which the trade betwwwn east and west was carried on.
3) In 1453 Constantinople was captured by the Turks. They blocked the route to the East by the eastern Mediterranean. 
4) They levied heavy taxes on the goods which passed through constantinople.
5) The European traders were also disturbed by the Turks.
6) As a result of this the Europeans were not prepared to lose the trade with golden East as they could not get things like spices which they liked most. It forced the Europeans to discover new sea routes to the East.

Vasco da Gama:
(i) Vasco da Gama came to India in 1501 with 20 ships and founded a trading centre at Cannanore.
(ii) Then he established factories at Calicut and Cochin
Francisco de Almeida:
(i) In 1505, Francisco de Almeida was the first Governor for the Portuguese possessions in India.
(ii) He had the aim of developing the naval power of the Portuguese in India.
(iii) He followed the policy was known as the "Blue Water Policy".
(iv) He defeated the combined Muslim fleet in a naval battle near Diu.
Alfonso de Albuquerque:
(i) The real founder of the Portuguese power in India was Alfonso de Albuquerque.
(ii) He captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur in November 1510.
(iii) He established the Portuguese authority over Ormuz in Persian Gulf in 1515.
Nino de Cunha:
(i) Nino de Cunha moved capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530. In 1534, he acquired Bassein from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat
(ii) In 1537, he occupied Diu. Later, they wrested Daman from the local chiefs of Gujarat.
(iii) In 1548, they occupied Salsette.
(iv) Thus during the 16th century, Portuguese succeeded in capturing Goa, Daman, Diu, Salsette, Bassein, Chaul and Bombay on the western coast.
(v) He succeeded in acquiring Hooghly on the Bengal coast and San Thome on the Madras coast.

1) The sources for the history of modern indaia help us to know the political, socio-economic and cultural development in the country.
2) From the very beginning, the Europeans recorded their official transactions in india on state papers.
3) This records are very valuable to know about their relations in India.
4) Archives are the store houses of precious historical informations.
5) People began to know easily about the fields like art, literature, history and science through Written sources.
6) Many paintings and statues are the main sources of modern Indian history.
7) They give us a lot of information and the achievement of national leaders and historical personalities.
8) Museums help to preserve and promote our cultural heritage.
9) Coins are a good source to know about administrative history.

i) The Europeans came to know about the immense wealth of india from the accounts of marco polo and similar sources.
ii) The wealth of india attracted europeans to this country so europeans came to india.