Question

Explain Indian and European colonialism.

British

Answer 1

1. The British established ‘East India Company’ on 31st December 1600.
2. Queen Elizabeth granted permission to the company to trade in the eastern countries.
3. In the latter half of the 17th century, the company operated from Surat and Chennai (Madras).
4. The eastern coast, Odisha, Bengal in India and other eastern countries were under the company’s jurisdiction.
5. The factories at Rajapur in Maharashtra, port city of Mokha (Mocha in Yemen) in the Red Sea, Basra in the Persian Gulf were controlled by the Surat centre.
6. The company started building forts in India as part of their strategy. They built a fort and a factory in Chennai. The fort was named as ‘Fort St. George’.