Who discovered the sea route to India and when ........

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Who discovered the sea-route to India and when ?

Alexander, in 327 B.C.

Seleucus; in 305 B.C.

Vasco da Gama ; in A.D. 1498

Abu Bakar : in A.D. 1202

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The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip made directly from Europe to India via the Cape of Good Hope, in the Atlantic Ocean. It was undertaken under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499. Considered to be one of the most remarkable voyages of the Age of Discovery, it consolidated the Portuguese maritime presence over Kerala and the Bengal Sultanate and that country's dominance of global trade routes