Answer 1: Monsoon Marketplace (mcshilling - 1 pt) was the answer I was looking for, as the Maritime Silkroad was more focused on China along with the continents I mentioned, whereas the Monsoon Marketplace is a more westward looking description, without a primary focus on East Asia.
Answer 2: Vasco de Gama (both get 1 pt)
Answer 3: This was misinterpreted. The language of question 4 suggests, the term colonizer is not an individual but a country, and that country was Portugal. Portugal had a formal presence in India from 1498 to 1961, so aproximate; 463 years. (no points).
Answer 4: Neither party provided the last ten coins. (Zero points) see
https://coinweek.com/world-coins/th...guese-india/Tie Breaker: No Answer
winner: mcshilling (2 points versus 1 point for SilverCent)
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