It was set up in 17th century. They came as traders. But seeing the Indians were not united, they conquered them.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company -Ans is JAHANGIR
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Jahangir agreed to allow the English to set up a base of operations for trade in India.
The East India Trading Company came into being in 1600, when the British first arrived in India. It was set up and immediately given a trade monopoly in India; in other words, no other British company could trade out of India. East India Company was established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. East India Company was the name of several historical European companies chartered with the monopoly of trading with Asia; more specifically with India. * British East India Company, founded in 1600 * Danish East India Company, founded in 1616 * Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602 * French East India Company, founded in 1664 * Swedish East India Company, founded in 1731 * Portuguese East India Company, founded in 1628
In 1600 Queen Elizabeth I granted permission to a group of merchants to set up a private trading company named as East India company(EIC)
The English East India Co's first successful voyage to India under the name "Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies" was in the year 1601. Earlier attempts made by merchants since 1588 were unsuccessful with either the ships returning home or lost at sea. The successful voyage was commandeered by Capt. James Lancaster
The first known factory set up in Kolkata was an indigo factory of the East India Company.