Question

1.how did masulipatnam become the most important port on the east coast​

Answer 1

Answer:

1668: The East India Company shifted its headquarters in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). In the 17th century: Masulipatnam became the most important port of the coast near Andhra Pradesh. In 1686-1687: Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb conquered Golconda.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is one of the earliest known British settlements in the subcontinent of India, its importance being due to the fact that it was the bandar or port of Golconda. It was the British East India Company's first trading post on the coromandel coast. An agency was established there in 1611.