Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from _______ the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the  right bank of the river Hooghly.

Ibrahim Khan

The correct answer is Option (3) - Ibrahim Khan

Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673. Obtained permission from Ibrahim Khan, the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly. In 1730 Joseph Francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city. In 1756 war broke out between France and Great Britain, and the British Navy captured Chandannagar on 23 March 1757. Chandernagore merged with West Bengal on 2^nd October 1954.