Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from______ the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Ibrahim Khan.
- Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from Ibrahim Khan, the then Nawbab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.
- It became a permanent French settlement in 1688. In 1730 Joseph francois Dupleix was appointed governor of the city.
- In 1756 war broke out between France and Great Britain, and the British Navy captured Chandannagar on 23 March 1757.
- Chandernagore was restored to the French in 1763, but recaptured by the British in 1794.