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Why did the English and the Dutch decide to establish settlements in Masulipatnam
The town of Masulipatnam or Machilipatnam (literally, fish port town) lay on the delta of the Krishna river. In the seventeenth century it was a centre of intense activity. Both the Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam as it became the most important port on the Andhra coast. The fort at Masulipatnam was built by the Dutch.
1. The Qutb Shahi rulers of Golconda imposed royal monopolies on the sale of textiles, spices and other items to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of the various East India Companies. 2. Fierce competition among various trading groups – the Golconda nobles, Persian merchants, Telugu Komati Chettis, and European traders – made the city populous and prosperous. In 1686-1687 Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb annexed Golconda. 3. This caused the European Companies to look for alternatives.The new Company trade centres, it was felt, should combine political, administrative and commercial roles. As the Company traders moved to Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, Masulipatnam lost both its merchants and prosperity and declined in the course of the 18th century.
1. The Qutb Shahi rulers of Golconda imposed royal monopolies on the sale of textiles, spices and other items to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of the various East India Companies. 2. Fierce competition among various trading groups – the Golconda nobles, Persian merchants, Telugu Komati Chettis, and European traders – made the city populous and prosperous. In 1686-1687 Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb annexed Golconda. 3. This caused the European Companies to look for alternatives.The new Company trade centres, it was felt, should combine political, administrative and commercial roles. As the Company traders moved to Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, Masulipatnam lost both its merchants and prosperity and declined in the course of the 18th century.
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