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The second voyage bombards and coerces Calicut

Split 1498 negotiation as a different voyage. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

Read the full account

Hakluyt-line English and later chronicles print guns turned on Calicut after failed terms. Port coercion is a polarisation and force path.

Context

Split 1498 negotiation as a different voyage. This is 1502 as later printed.

Vasco da Gama Shared work with other named actors remains in the record.

Vasco da Gama’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Conventional years are c. 1460s–1524.

Why it matters

Printed bombardment is not a 1502 gunnery log in this date field.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Vasco da Gama

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.48 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe second voyage bombards and coerces Calicut
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.6 · Effect from 1 November 1502 · verified

    Printed bombardment is not a 1502 gunnery log in this date field.

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.27 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.27 (weight 0.6 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Cambridge histories of Portuguese expansionCambridge University Press · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama — public EnglishProject Gutenberg / Hakluyt translation · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Vasco da Gama did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorVasco da Gama
  2. contributed toFactThe second voyage bombards and coerces Calicut
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

Cite this page

Factrail. (2026). The second voyage bombards and coerces Calicut. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/vdg-calicut-bombardment

https://factrail.ai/facts/vdg-calicut-bombardment

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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