History of the English East India Company
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
سن 1613 میں انگریز ایسٹ انڈیا کمپنی کو فیکٹری (تجارتی پوسٹ) لگانے کی اجازت کہاں دی گئی؟
Answer: Surat
Explanation
In 1612 Sir Thomas Roe visited to Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).
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