Practicing Success
Which of the following chronological order is correct in respect of the foreign companies establishing their base in India during the early Mughal Era? |
Portuguese, Dutch, British, French Dutch, Portuguese, British, French Portuguese, British, French, Dutch French, Portuguese, Dutch, British |
Portuguese, Dutch, British, French |
The European commercial Companies had set up base in different places early during the Mughal era: the Portuguese in Panaji in 1510, the Dutch in Masulipatnam in 1605, the British in Madras in 1639 and the French in Pondicherry (present-day Pondicherry) in 1673. |