Question
In which of the following years was the first British East India Company founded in India?
The correct answer is
1600
The British East India Company was officially incorporated by a Royal Charter on December 31, 1600. While incorporated in 1600, the company established its first permanent factory in India at Surat in 1613. The company was founded to trade in the East Indies, later leading to British colonial rule in India.
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