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1. Europe was not as isolated as you think. Merchants from Genoa and Venice setup various trading posts in faraway land, such as in Istanbul, Alexandria, Jaffa, Crimea, etc. They have diplomatic relation/contact with the Ottoman Empire, Golden Horde, Persia, Delhi Sultanate, and even Ming Dynasty. And not just the Italians, but the English, the Netherlanders, the Germans too. They have trading posts in Scandinavia, Northern Russia, Kazan, Volga region, all the way to Caspian sea and Persia. 2. Europe by late 15th and early 16th century was not full of "old dogma, fears, and myths". The richest regions in Europe (Northern Italy, The Netherlands, Northwestern Germany, Burgundy, etc) were on par with the richest regions in Asia (Hindustan, Yellow river valley, etc). Renowned European philosophers, artists, and inventors from that time (e.g. Geoffrey Chaucer, Nicolaus Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, etc) were not inferior to their Arab, Chinese, Persian, or Indian counterparts. 3. *What the Europeans could not participate (on large scale) up to that point was the maritime trade in Indian ocean, and that's it.* Just like Chinese and Indian traders could not participate directly (on large scale) in Mediterranean trade. The value of Indian trade was just as large (or larger) than Mediterranean trade, so those with access to both (i.e. the Arabs) naturally have significant advantage over those who don't. However, later on, Atlantic trade and Northern European trade grow rapidly in value (due to the literal mountain of gold and silver in the Americas, the advancement in banking & finance, agricultural revolution, gradual mechanization, etc), allowing countries like the Netherlands, England, and France to catch up quickly.

Oh yeah!! First we need the battle of Chaul to put Diu into prospective

Sorry, but that's just not true, those names are not of Arabic origin whatsoever, nor was Arabic ever the common language in the Iberian Peninsula either.

@@SylvaHodracyrda The Umayed dynasty in Spain lasted for 873 years and they established schools and universities there which saw some prominent scholars. Arabic was the court language. The conquistadores would have been fluent in Arabic, they were sailing in regions where this was the language. The names al-Meida, abu-Querque, etc are of Arabic origin.

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 The Umayed dinasty wasn't a static point of governance, lands kept being conquered and reconquered, over and over again. For instance, Lisbon was reconquered 8 times until the last one in 1147, by Dom Afonso Henriques. So no, the locals wouldn't speak Arabic just because it was the court language - a court that was always changing from either Muslim or Christian rulers. How do you think Portuguese came about, exactly, from Arabic too...? We went from speaking Arabic to magically speaking Portuguese, a completely different language? Not how it works. As for the schools and universities, sorry, not true either, another silly thing often told, and yet, no such documentation of any university formed has ever been presented. And shut up about those names being of Arabic origin, there's no basis for that, it's just a typical conjecture that Muslims often like to present.

@@SylvaHodracyrda You are very fast in trying to quash any Islamic, Arabic legacy on the Iberian peninsula. And yet here are men in history sailing off to the Indian Ocean, a bastion of muslim civilisation.

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 Yes, and what are they doing to it? Not exactly offering hugs & kisses to them...

Enjoy my friend !

Already in production :)

Next was the Battle of Chaul - a truly gruesome encounter

@@FlashPointHx and the best after, when the father granted 100 years of absolute domain of the indic to the portuguese crown. Man, amazing work you're doing! After your awesome vídeos, must come the movie!

Yes it is - enjoy!

He was an impressive commander !

He always paid his debts

He's up next after Almeida

Thank you!

Nice! Let me know what you think

Thanks so much ! Happy you liked my video

@@FlashPointHx Dude, I was here from asturias. I will never stop praising you!

@@andreascovano7742 I really want to check out Asturias one of these days. The scenery in the Cantabrain Mts looks amazing!

This would make a great mini series

Hey appreciate it! What’s your next video going to be about?

@@FlashPointHx Next one is Pope Sylvester II!

@@Empire-Builders I did a podcast on him! He tried to bring Arabic numerals to Western Europe and they thought he was a warlock

@@FlashPointHx Yes! Such a fascinating black legend, life, character, and era. Will be sure to check your episode out

Thank you Bob!

Boy would they ever pay for it

My pleasure!

Great. Thank you! 😊

Wow, thank you!

Yeah it’s so unfortunate - Manuel couldn’t appreciate talent. Even Pereira was outcast after basically saving Cochin. What happened to Almeida was a travesty

Hey, any time =)

Thank you so much Gustavo !

Yay, thank you! Always good to see your comments K

Boy is it Literally

Ah thanks Baddy - appreciated!!

Hey congrats - thats impressive!! What's your area of focus?

@@FlashPointHx Thanks.....Guess what? -Specialization in Modern History and Discoveries !_ For many years these themes were never properly addressed, mainly as events that changed the course of world history, nor were they presented with due graphics. Now we can say that you were pioneers. Thank you so much again.

@@hugorefachinho Ha! Well you're in the right place then =)

Yes Sir!!

Thank you again for staying with the rich history of the Portuguese!!!

@@tonyagos1172 Of course - this will go up to Vasco da Gama's final voyage

@@FlashPointHx excellent!!! I will share with others and look forward to the other videos in the future. You have really done an amazing job with the history of Portugal! Thank you again!

Thanks for the upload!!!!!

Its an amazing history

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Let me know what you think =)

Hoping to get to that at some point

Yes sir! Enjoy!

Thanks!

Hey Daniel ! good to see you here!

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