1. Who was the head of French company ?
2. Which war took place in 1757 ?
3. Who were allowed to trade by king Zamori of Calicut ?
4. Which Mughal emperor allowed the British to trade in Bengal?
Answers
Answer:
1) By 1740 the value of its trade with india was half that of the british east india company. The ablest leader of the company, joseph-francois Dupleix, was appointed the governor-general of french india in 1742.
Answer:
1.By 1740 the value of its trade with India was half that of the British East India Company. The ablest leader of the company, Joseph-François Dupleix, was appointed the governor-general of French India in 1742.
2.The Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757. Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies.
3.From the 13th century, Kozhikode developed into the major trading centre where the Middle-Eastern and Chinese sailors met to exchange their products. Marco Polo who visited Kozhikode in 1293– 1294 records that the trade in Kerala was dominated by the Chinese. Ibn Batutah refers to the brisk Chinese trade at Kozhikode.
4.emperor Aurangzeb
One of these was Kalikata, which later grew into the city of Calcutta or Kolkata as it is known today. It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free.