Question

1. How did the English East India Company established its foothold in the south?
2. Name any three places where the portugus established their trading centres in India.
3. What were the reasons for the supremacy of the Portuguese in India during the 16th century
4. Where did the British set up their first factory in India?
5. Describe the changes the occurred in the composition of the company's army.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. In 1639, when the British east India Company sought to set up a factory, Damarlar venkatadri nayaka, a telugu local chieftain, who was in charge, gave the British a piece of land and there the British east India Company was set up.

2. The three places where the portugus established their trading centres are

• Cochin
• Goa
• Din
• Daman

3. I don't know

4. The east India was set up in surat.

5. The following changes occurred in the composition of the Company's army:

(i) The Company started recruiting professional soldiers in place of sawars and paidal (foot) soldiers.

(ii) The soldiers of the Company were now armed with muskets and matchlocks.

(iii) The British began to develop a uniform military culture.

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