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At its pinnacle, East India Company controlled half of worldâ??s trade. It built first of its fortifications in the port city of Surat in India. This was done to defend its trade interests against other European trading powers.

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It was founded initially on 31st December 1600, when a group of London coffee merchants were granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I. Over the next 250 years it became the most powerful commercial enterprise ever seen in the world of business and industry. They made Calcutta the base for its expansion.

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