Question

Who lived in the Black towns in cities such as Madras​

Answer 1

Answer:

Merchants, artisans (such as weavers), native traders and craftspersons lived in the 'Black Towns'

Answer 2

Answer:

The eighteenth century saw the rise of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.

Black Towns established by the European companies within these new cities.

Merchants and artisans (such as weavers) were moved into the Black Town in cities such as Madras.

The “blacks” or native traders and craftspersons were confined here while the “white” rulers occupied the superior residencies of Fort St George in Madras or Fort St William in Calcutta.