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Q17
(IAS/2003)
History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › European trading companies
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In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
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Explanation
The earliest Dutch factory among the given choices was at Pulicat. Contemporary sources record that the Dutch opened a factory at Pulicat in 1609, while their other principal factories were established later — Surat in 1616 and Cochin in 1663 (Kasimbazar is also listed among later Bengal factories) [1]. Secondary accounts describing Dutch activity on the Coromandel coast corroborate that the Dutch landed and secured permission to establish a factory at Pulicat around 1609, making it their early Coromandel headquarters and the earliest site among the options listed [2]. Therefore Pulicat is the correct answer.
Sources
- [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 3: Advent of the Europeans in India > The Dutch > p. 36
- [2] https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-dutch-connection/article4873212.ece
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