Multiple choice general knowledge

During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

  1. Portuguese

  2. Dutch

  3. Danish

  4. English
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The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in India during the Mughal period, with Vasco da Gama reaching Calicut in 1498 and establishing trade centers shortly after. The Dutch arrived in the early 17th century (1605), followed by the English and Danish later in the 1600s.

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