Explorers in Kozhikode

The atlas holds 3 people and 10 moments here, from 1341 to 1503. The most recorded lives are Vasco da Gama, Ibn Battuta and Zheng He.

Notable people

1. Vasco da Gama

   from 1498 to 1503

   6 moments here

   Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…

2. Ibn Battuta

   from 1341 to 1346

   2 moments here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

3. Zheng He

   from 1432 to 1433

   2 moments here

   Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…

Moments

1. 1341 Stranded at Calicut Ibn Battuta
2. 1346 Returns through Kozhikode Ibn Battuta
3. 1432 Arrival at Calicut on the seventh voyage Zheng He
4. 1433 Return to Calicut from Hormuz Zheng He
5. 1498 First visit to Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
6. 1498 Landfall at Kappad Vasco da Gama
7. 1498 Departure from Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
8. 1502 Arrival before Kozhikode harbor Vasco da Gama
9. 1502 Bombardment of Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
10. 1503 Peace mission to Kozhikode Vasco da Gama

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