And an event which happened ‘out there’ – at Calicut
For the Arab merchants, traders and rulers, Calicut was the
place in Al Hind where they had established a lucrative trade, where they had families
and representations, and a relationship with the benevolent king, the
Ox-worshipper Al-Samiri. For most others who benefited from the trade in
Europe, it was just a place out there. For the
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