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Why hooghly was important for all european colonial power?

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Answered by katarijansi
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This town was a major river port for trade in India before colonialism. ... Later in 1579–80 Emperor Akbar gave permission to a Portuguese captain Pedro Tavares to establish a city anywhere in the Bengal province. They chose Hooghly, and it became the first European settlement in Bengal.

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