Alivardi Khan died in the year

The Battle of Plassey took place between Sirajuddaulah and

What was Farman

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498

Competition among the companies resulted in

A business enterprise that makes profit through trade is known as

Who was the last powerful Mughal ruler

Which of the following European companies did not traded with India?

What was the commodity which led to the establishment of trade route between Portugal and India?

How could mercantile company make profits?

With the charter from Queen Elizabeth granting it the sole right to trader with the East, the East India Company could venture across the oceans, looking for new lands from which it could buy goods at a cheap price, and carry them back to Europe to sell at higher prices. How did mercantile trading companies in those days make profit?

The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli. This was the base from which the Company’s traders, known at that time as “factors”, operated. The factory had a warehouse where goods for export were stored, and it had offices for Company officials. As trade expanded, the Company persuaded merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory. In which year was this factory set up?

By 1696, the English factory on the banks of river Hugli began building a fort around its settlement. Two years later, it bribed Mughal officials into giving the Company zamindari rights over three villages, one of which was _______. It also persuaded the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to issue a farman granting the Company the right to trade duty free.

1. WHO WAS THE FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL IN INDIA ?

___________ granted sole right to The East India Company to trade with India meaning no other British company could compete with the East India Company.

What were the reasons for East India company to trade with India?