Multiple choice

Who among the following used Hughly as the base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?

  1. The Portuguese

  2. The French

  3. The Danish

  4. The British

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Explanation

The Portuguese used Hughly (Hooghly) as a base for piracy and slave trading in the Bay of Bengal until they were expelled by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1632.