1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 Only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 Only
(d) 2 and 3
Answer: a
Explanation:
Captain Hawkins (1609-1611)
● Captain Hawkins reached Surat in 1609 met Mughal Empire Jahangir.
● English company was given permission to open factories on the West Coast.
In 1612 at the Battle of Swally Hole, British had defeated the Portuguese and portuguese reputation as naval power was shrunk, after this victory it became easy for British to get firman to establish factory in Surat and areas around Gulf of Cambay
Accordingly, first factory on west coast was opened in 1613 at Surat.
Thomas Roe ( 1615-19)
Sir Thomas Roe secured imperial farman from the Jahangir for establishing factories in all parts of Mughal empire.
By 1623 it had established Factories (trading posts) at Surat, Broach, Ahmedabad, Agra, and Masulipatam.
Masulipatam
In 1611 The English opened their first factory in the South at Masulipatam , the chief port of Golkonda under QutubShahis.
Madras, the lease of Madras was granted toBritish by the local Raja (successor of Vijaynagar empire) in 1639.
This fortified factory developed into the Fort of St. George which in 1641 became the head quarters of the English on the Coromondal Coast and in 1652 became the seat of the Eastern presidency.
In 1633 factories were established in Orissa at Harepur and Balasore, and
In 1650-51 in Bengal a settlement was established at Hugli and factories were thrown up at Patna and Qasim Bazar in the interior.
Bombay
The island of Bombay was acquired by East India company from the British government in 1688 ( the island was part of the dowry of British King Charles for marrying portuguese princess Catherine Braganza ) who in turn handed over Bombay to the company in 1688.
Hence, option a is correct.
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