Question

In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
(a) Bangalore

(b) Madras

(c) Masulipattam

(d) Surat

Answer 1

(d) In 1612 Sir Thomas Roe visited to Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. In return, the company offered to provide the Emperor with goods and rarities from the European market. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).