text_original: VI INDIA BECOMES A BRITISH PROVINCE HISTORICAL NOTE From the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great the world had never lost interest in India. In 1498, Vasco da Gama won the friendship of the Hindu Rajah of Calicut. The Portuguese at once made conquests in India, and in the sixteenth century had a monopoly of the trade and made strenuous efforts to convert the natives to Christianity.
text_transcription: SIX INDIA BECOMES A BRITISH PROVINCE HISTORICAL NOTE FROM THE TIME OF THE INVASION OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT THE WORLD HAD NEVER LOST INTEREST IN INDIA IN FOURTEEN NINETY EIGHT VASHKURAGAMA WON THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE HINDU RAJA OF KALICOTE THE PORTUGUESE AT ONCE MADE CONQUESTS IN INDIA AND IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY HAD A MONOPOLY OF THE TRADE AND MADE STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO CONVERT THE NATIVES TO CHRISTIANITY
phonemes: vˌiːˈaɪ ˈɪndiə bɪkˌʌmz ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pɹˈɑːvɪns hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl nˈoʊt fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm ʌvðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ðə wˈɜːld hæd nˈɛvɚ lˈɔst ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ˈɪndiə. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, vˈæskoʊ dˈɑː ɡˈɑːmə wˈʌn ðə fɹˈɛndʃɪp ʌvðə hˈɪnduː ɹˈɑːdʒɑː ʌv kˈælɪkˌʌt. ðə pˌɔːɹtʃəɡˈiːz ɐtwˈʌns mˌeɪd kˈɑːŋkwɛsts ɪn ˈɪndiə, ænd ɪnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi hæd ɐ mənˈɑːpəli ʌvðə tɹˈeɪd ænd mˌeɪd stɹˈɛnjuːəs ˈɛfɚts tə kənvˈɜːt ðə nˈeɪɾɪvz tə kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi.