European trading companies and their factory establishments in India

European trading companies and their factory establishments in India
📊 European Trading Companies & Their Factory Establishments in India Trading Company Home Country First Arrival in India Key Factory/Settlement Year Established Important Notes Portuguese Portugal 1498 (Vasco da Gama) Goa 1510 Captured from Bijapur by Alfonso de Albuquerque Daman & Diu, Bassein 1531, 1534 Strong maritime control initially Dutch (VOC) Netherlands 1605 Pulicat (Coromandel) 1609 Main base until shifted to Nagapattinam Surat, Cochin, Chinsura Early 17th century Defeated by English in the Battle of Banda (1759) British (EIC) England 1608 (at Surat) Madras (Chennai) 1639 Leased from Nayaks of Vijayanagar Bombay 1668 Given by Portuguese as dowry to Charles II Calcutta (Fort William) 1690 Acquired from Sutanuti by Job Charnock French (Compagnie des Indes) France 1668 Pondicherry (Puducherry) 1674 Governor Dupleix fought Carnatic wars with British Chandernagore, Mahe 1688+, 1725 Lost influence after Carnatic Wars Danish Denmark 1616 Tranquebar (Tamil Nadu) 1620 Sold settlements to British in 1845 Serampore (Bengal) 1755 …

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