A History of Agriculture in India v2.c72.s7.8
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c72.s7.8
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v2.c72.s7.8
Albuquerque encouraged his soldiers to marry Indian women and thus built up a loyal hybrid population. Soldiers were recruited from among these people. Though he was neutral towards the Hindus, he was intensely hostile to the Muslim Moplas, the progeny of the Arabs who had settled in Malabar and married Hindu women. They were the chief rivals of the Portuguese in maritime trade.