Question

Which specific Trade Agreement, prior to the arrival of the East India Company, significantly altered the balance of maritime power in the Arabian sea, thereby indirectly contributing to the later vulnerability of Malabar's Coastal Trade ?

• A. The Treaty of Jeddah (1559)
• B. The Venetian-Cochin Spice Treaty (1487)
• C. The Portuguese-Calicut Trade Accord (1513)
• D. The Ottoman-Travancore Maritime Pact (1625)

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The Portuguese-Calicut Trade Accord (1513)

The Portuguese–Calicut Trade Accord of 1513 was a significant turning point in the history of maritime trade in the Malabar region. It was signed between the Portuguese and the Zamorin of Calicut, a powerful local ruler who had earlier resisted Portuguese control.