why did the british set up their first factories on the western coast
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British realized that the only way to increase their extent in India is to decrease the influence of Portuguese.
Portuguese had a stronghold with Mughals who were ruling the Western coast of India at that time.
British was successful to win over the minds of Mughals by placing their naval squadron at Swally near Surat in 1612 and 1614.
Jahangir, the Mughal empire was impressed with the naval superiority of British over Portuguese and later in 1615 he granted royal Farman to trade and establish factories all over the Mughal empire this is when the first factory on the west coast at Surat.
Portuguese had a stronghold with Mughals who were ruling the Western coast of India at that time.
British was successful to win over the minds of Mughals by placing their naval squadron at Swally near Surat in 1612 and 1614.
Jahangir, the Mughal empire was impressed with the naval superiority of British over Portuguese and later in 1615 he granted royal Farman to trade and establish factories all over the Mughal empire this is when the first factory on the west coast at Surat.
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The British set up their first factories on the western coast of India in order to make transportation comfortable because the sea route discovered by Vasco Da Gama which was on the west coast of India connect India to other countries in lesser time than other routes .
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