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What are possible reasons why the king decided to allow the Portuguese to begin trading?

What are possible reasons why the king decided to allow the Portuguese to begin trading?
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What are possible reasons why the king decided to allow the Portuguese to begin trading?

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Profiting from the rivalry between the Maharaja and the Zamorin , the Portuguese were well received and seen as allies, getting a permit to build a fort (Fort Manuel) and a trading post that were the first European settlement in India.

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