INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Danish established a factory in 1620 at
A
Tranquebar
B
Pondicherry
C
Calicut
D
Goa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Danish East India Company established their first factory at Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu in 1620 and Serampur in Bengal in 1676. They were not successful in establishing themselves strongly and therefore, in 19th century they sold all their settlements to the British and went back to their country.

Detailed explanation-2: -First company Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar, built by Ove Gedde in 1620.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1620 the Danish established their first trading post in India at Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu. In 1755 they established another trading post in Srirampur at the banks of the River Hooghly in Bengal.

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