INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first factory of British was established at Hugli in 1651. It was abandoned in 1690 when they shifted to Calcutta.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugli in Bengal 1651. The East India Company convinced merchants and traders to come and settle near the factory. By 1696, the Company began building a fort around the Hugli settlement.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Which Year was the First English Factory Set Up on the Banks of the River Hooghly? The first English factory was founded in 1651 on the banks of the river Hooghly in Bengal. The East India Company began trading in Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first English factory in India was established at Surat. By January 1613, the first East India Company factory had come up at Surat.