Question

who founded the city of masulipatnam and why

Answer 1

Machilipatnam, formerly Masulipatnam or Masulipatam, city, eastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. Masulipatam was the first British trading settlement (1611) on the Bay of Bengal. From 1686 to 1759 the city was held by the French and Dutch, until it was finally ceded to the British, who captured the city and fort from the French in 1759. The ruined fort is still a point of interest.

Answer 2

Ans. Masulipatnam was founded by Arab traders in the fourteenth century.