Class-III- The Danish, The French, The Dutch

The Dutch
            * The Dutch East India Company had their first settlement at Masoolipattinam in 1605.

            * Their second settlement was at Pulicat (பழவேற்காடு) in present Andhra Pradesh. 

            * Their settlements are

                             # Masoolipattinam.

                             # Pulicat

                             # Surat

The Danish

       * They came to India in 1616.

           * Their main induction wasn't trade with India but to propogate Chrisitianity. 

           * Their main settlements were

                             # Serampore (Bengal) Near Kolkatta

                             # Tharangampadi (In cuddalore)

           * This Serampore is an important education centre set up by the Danish.

The French

           * The French East India Company was setup in 1664 as a Governor department.

           * British East India Company was  private body. French East India Company was a governor body.

           * It was setup because of the effort by the French Finance Minister Colbertt during the perod of Louis XIV.

          

   Factories

           * The following were the factories of French

                              # Surath (1668)

                              # Masoolipattinam (1669)

                              # Puducherry (1673)

           * When the french governor Dupleix came to India, the war between English & French known as Carnatic War (1741 AD)                 

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