Which of the following chronological order is correct in respect of the foreign companies establishing their base in India during the early Mughal Era?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
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.