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Question
When did the East India Company settle in Calcutta?
Options
1639
1661
1690
1699
MCQ
Solution
1690
Explanation:
Calcutta was founded in 1690 when the Mogul Aurangzeb agreed to allow the East India Company to establish a settlement on the banks of the Hooghly River in Bengal near the village of Kalikata. The name was anglicised to Calcutta, and the settlement grew quickly, earning a reputation as a place of disrepute.
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