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Who was Vasco-da-Gama, and why is he important in Indian history?
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Vasco-da-Gama was a Portuguese sailor who discovered a new sea route to India from Europe in 1498. He was granted permission to trade with India. His voyage opened the way for European traders to come…
What were factories in the context of European trade in India?
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Factories were trading centres set up by European companies in India. They were used for trade, storage, and business activity. Company officials or commercial agents working there were called factors…
Name the main European powers that came to trade with India.
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The main European powers were Portugal, Holland, England, France, and Denmark. They set up trading centres, especially in coastal areas, to buy Indian goods such as spices, silk, cotton clothes, musli…
Why did the Portuguese become powerful on the western coast of India?
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The Portuguese became powerful because they were among the first Europeans to reach India by sea. They established factories at Calicut, Cochin, and Cannanore, and later built a colonial empire on the…
What was the Dutch East India Company?
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The Dutch East India Company was a trading company established in 1602 to carry on trade with the east. It set up trading centres in places such as Surat, Bharuch, Cambay, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Nagapatam…
What was special about the French East India Company in India?
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The French East India Company was founded in 1664 for trading with India and the East Indies. It was controlled by the French government and set up its headquarters at Pondicherry. It also established…
Why did the English East India Company send Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe to Jahangir's court?
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The English East India Company tried to combine trade with diplomacy. Captain Hawkins was sent in 1608 and Sir Thomas Roe in 1615 to Jahangir's court. Roe got a farman from Jahangir, which allowed the…
What was the importance of Madras for the English East India Company?
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The English opened their first factory in the south at Masulipatnam in 1611, but soon shifted to Madras in 1639. They built their first fort there and named it Fort St. George. This became an importan…
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