Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuvaka ngarava kwaiva basa rakasimbiswa mumhenderekedzo yose yeIndia pamberi pokuuya kwevaEurope uye kwakabetsera zvikuru kunzvera gungwa munhau yose yegungwa reIndia. Vatongi veIndia vakaneta nokuuya kwemasimba eEurope mukati meMiddle Ages. Zvisinei, vavaki vengarava vokuIndia vakaramba vachivaka ngarava dzaikwanisa kutakura matani 800 kusvika ku1 000. Vavaki vengarava vakavaka ngarava dzakadai seHMS "Hindostan" neHMS "Ceylon", dzakapinzwa muRoyal Navy. Dzimwe ngarava dzenhau dzakaitwa navavaki vengarava veIndia dzakabatanidza HMS "Asia" (yakarairwa naEdward Codrington mukati me
HMS "Cornwallis" (pabhodhi iro Chibvumirano cheNanking chakasainwa muna 1842), uye HMS "Minden" (paakanyora Francis Scott Key nhetembo "Kudzivirirwa kweFort McHenry", yakazova mazwi e "The Star-Spangled Banner").