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Download Solution PDFWhere was the first British presidency established in India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Surat.
Key Points
- The first British presidency was established in Surat in India.
- John Midnall was the first British explorer who had an overland journey to India.
- After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, British administration governance started on 28th June 1858.
- Thereafter, the first Indian factory was established in 1612 at Surat by the Britishers.
- Surat became the hub of business due to major textile industries, shipbuilding and exporting of cloth and gold.
- British had also set up the East India Company in Masulipatnam. They traded cotton, indigo dye, silk, salt, saltpetre, opium and tea.
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