Question

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1 Vijayanagar was founded in

a 1306
b 1336
c 1366
d 1396


2 The first trading factory in Surat was established by the

a Dutch
b British
c French
d Portuguese

3 Horses were imported in India from:
(a) England
(b) Egypt
(c) Portugal
(d) Persia

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Answer 1

Answer:

1)1336

2)The East India Company arrived first at Surat, India in 1608 in the ship Hector commanded by William Hawkins and within a few years had established a permanent factory there. Surat was the port used by the textile manufacturers of Gujerat and was the most important centre for the overseas trade of the Mughal Empire

3) 8 Wassaf further says that horses were also procured and sent to Malabar from the isles of Faras (probably after the name of the animal), Qatif, Lahasa, Bahrain and Qalhatu." Indian merchants themselves were importing horses in their own ships.