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· He attacked Muslim trader's their ships, destroyed their outposts, and killed many innocent Arabs.

· In India his rule was considered harsh and he had a negative effect on the Indian government that they overthrew.

· Da Gama led on one of the most gruesome massacres of the exploration age. He and his crew terrorized Muslim ports up.

· Gama made a preposterous call to the Hindu king to expel all Muslims from Calicut before beginning negotiations, which was naturally turned down. This shows he discriminates against all Muslims even though he may only have a problem with some.

· Sougth vengeance against the French government for disrupting Portuguese shipping

· He didn't bring enough crew on his first voyage to India and didn't bring proper food choices which led to his crew members getting scurvy (lack of vitamic C).

· Took Indian hostages

· To demonstrate his power, da Gama hung 38 fishermen; cut off their heads, feet, and hands; and floated the dismembered corpses onto the shore.

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