Who invented India?

Answers. Vasco-Da-Gama discovered India when on a voyage.
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Who first discovered India?

Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa.
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What India has invented?

11 Great Inventions We Can Thank India For
  • The Zero. ...
  • The Ayurveda. ...
  • The USB (Universal Serial Bus) ...
  • Board games. ...
  • Yoga. ...
  • Buttons. ...
  • Cataract surgery. ...
  • Natural fibres.
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How old is India?

India: 2500 BC. Vietnam: 4000 Years Old.
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Who accidentally discovered India?

Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498. On 20th May, 1498, two years after he set his sail from Lisbon, Portugal, Vasco da Gama arrived on the Western sea coast of India at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala.
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Who gave the name of India?

India got its name from the river Sindh. India got its name from the red Indian tribe. India was the name given by Christopher Columbus. India was the name given by the British Empire.
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Who was born first in India?

But in Hindu Mythology and as per the Matsya Purana sage Manu was the first person created by God on earth. So according to hindu mythology, Manu was not only the first person born in India but in the whole world as well. Then the God created his wife Ananti and the whole human race originated from them.
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Who was the first king of India?

The great ruler Chandragupta Maurya, who founded Maurya Dynasty was indisputably the first king of India, as he not only won almost all the fragmented kingdoms in ancient India but also combined them into a large empire, boundaries of which were even extended to Afghanistan and towards the edge of Persia.
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Who invented China?

In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China.
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Why is India famous?

India is often referred to as a subcontinent of Southern Asia owing to its distinct and vast landmass. Surrounded by sea on three sides, the majestic Himalayas separates it from the rest of mainland Asia. India is famous for its ancient history, varied landscapes and diverse culture.
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Who is the No 1 scientist in India?

1. CV Raman. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his pioneering work on scattering of light. Born in Tiruchirapalli on November 7, 1888, he was the first Asian and first non-White to receive any Nobel Prize in the sciences.
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Why is Vasco da Gama famous?

Vasco da Gama was best known for being the first to sail from Europe to India by rounding Africa's Cape of Good Hope. Over the course of two voyages, beginning in 1497 and 1502, da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of southern Africa before reaching India on May 20, 1498.
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Who is Vasco da Gama?

The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
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Who made India's first map?

Rennell constructed the first nearly accurate map of India and published A Bengal Atlas (1779), a work important for British strategic and administrative interests. While serving in the Royal Navy (1756–63) Rennell became an expert surveyor.
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Who is last king of India?

India's last king Wajid Ali Shah was written out of the history books when Awadh was annexed by the Company in February 1856. After long years of painstaking research, noted historian Rosie Llewellyn-Jones revives his memory and returns him his rightful place as one of India's last great rulers.
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Who is no1 King?

1. Emperor Akbar. Emperor Akbar was from the Mughal empire and was one of the greatest monarchs in the history of India. He was born in 1542 to Mughal emperor Humayun and Hamida Banu Begum.
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Who is last Hindu king of India?

Book Description. This book traces the genealogy and historical memory of the twelfth-century ruler Prithviraj Chauhan, remembered as the 'last Hindu Emperor of India'.
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Is Japan is friend of India?

The Japan-India Association was set up in 1903, and is today the oldest international friendship body in Japan. Throughout the various phases of history since contacts between India and Japan began some 1400 years ago, the two countries have never been adversaries.
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Who was the first person on earth?

Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, adam is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind".
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Who ruled India before Mughal?

The Ghaznavid Empire gradually moved in and conquered India and later the Delhi Sultanate, a Delhi-based Muslim kingdom that stretched over large parts of India from 1206–1526, the fall of which eventually led to the Mughal rule in the country.
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What is India full form?

India is not an acronym. So, it doesn't have any full form. India is a South Asian country. It is the seventh largest country by area and second largest country by population. It is the most populous democracy in the world.
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What are the 5 names of India?

What are the 5 names of India?
  • Bharat.
  • Aryavarta.
  • Hindustan.
  • Tenjiku.
  • Jambudweep.
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