Name the impotant trading centers established by the french in India
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Explanation:
In India, the French opened their first ware house at Surat in 1668 C.E. They opened their trade centers at Pondichery, Maslipatnam, Calicut, Maha, Karaikal and Chandranagar. Pondicherry was the capital of the French.
Answer:
Surat, Pondichery, Maslipatnam, Calicut, Maha, Karaikal and Chandranagar.
Explanation:
In 1664, the French East India Company was established under state patronage by Colbert.
-The first French factory was founded by Francois Caron in 1668 in Surat. Later, in 1669, Maracara set up a factory in Masulipatnam.
-Francois Martin and Bellanger de Lespinay bought a small village in 1673 from the Muslim governor of Valikondapuram. The village grew into Pondicherry and Francois Martin was its first governor.
-The French Company eventually developed its factories in different parts of India, which proved to be the French East India Company's significant trading centres.
-In Malabar, Mahe, Yanam in Coromandel (both in 1725) and Karaikal in Tamil Nadu were occupied by them (1739). Dupleix's arrival as French governor in India in 1742 saw the beginning of the Anglo-French conflict (Carnatic Wars), which culminated in the final defeat of french.
-Like the British, in order to achieve political influence in Southern India, the French also began to intervene in internal political matters. The English East India Company and the French East India Company became competitors as a result.
-For several years, the rivalry persisted and three long wars were waged between the British and the French over a period of 20 years (1744-1763).
-With their defeat in the 1763 battle of Wandiwash, the French dream of political supremacy over India came to an end.