Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, A.D. 1000–1800 c22.s5.1

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The arrival of Christian missionaries also helped check Muslim proselytization. Vasco da Gama landed in India in 1498. In 1510 the Portuguese captured Goa, in 1531 Diu, and in 1534 Daman. In the triumphal entry into Goa, “the clergymen were at the head of the procession.”³⁶ Muslim proselytizing activity not only received a check but a challenge at the hands of these Christian missionaries.