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Which explorer discovered a sea route to India in 1498?

A

Thomas Coryat

B

Megasthenes

C

Marco Polo

D

Vasco de gama

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D
Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama discovered a sen route to india in 1497-1498. Actually, an unnamed Indian navigator he hired in Kenya directed the journey form the east coast of Africa to what is now Kozhikode, India.
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