Question

State 3 ways by which the English strengthened their foot near their factory on the banks of river Hugli.

Answer 1

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1651

The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in Bengal 1651. As their expanded, the East India Company convinced merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory. By 1696, the Company began building a fort around the Hugli settlement.

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