Day 2
Dutch East India Company
Founded in Europe - 1602 AD
Founded in India - 1605 AD (Masulipatam, Andhra Pradesh)
Other Dutch factories in India -
1610 AD - Pulicat (Tamilnadu)
1653 AD - Chinsura (Bengal)
1658 AD - Balasore (Orissa)
# Dutch gave importance to Cotton trade in India.
Battle of Bedra (1759 AD)
Britishers defeated the alliance of Dutches and Mirjafar. Dutch left India and went to Indonesia.
British East India Company
Founded in Europe - 1600 AD
Founded in India - 1608 AD
Factories in India -
- 1608 AD - First factory in North India, Surat in Gujrat (temporary)
- 1611 AD - First factory in South India, Masulipatam (Andhra Pradesh)
- 1613 AD - Permanent factory in Gujrat
- 1633 AD - First factory at Eastern coast, Balasore (Orissa)
- 1639 AD - Fort of St. George, Madras
- 1651 AD - (i) Kasimbazar (ii) Hugli (Both in Bengal)
- 1700 AD - Fort William, Calcutta
1599 AD - John Minden Hall came India by land route. At that time Akbar was the Mughal King.
1608 AD - William Hawkins (ambassador of James I) visited the court of Jahangir along with William Fitch from Hector ship. William Hawkins met Jahangir in Agra.
1615 AD - Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of Jahangir (Ambassador of James I). He gifted a painting and a watch to Jahangir.
1715 AD - John Surmon along with Dr Hamilton visited the court of Mughal king Farrukhsiyar. After Dr Hamilton had treated Farrukhsiyar, the king gave a Farman and a Dastak to John Surmon for free trade in Bengal.
# Founder of modern Bombay - Gerald Angier
# Founder of Calcutta - Job Chornock
Veer Shivaji looted Surat factory two times in 1664 and 1670.
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