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Which of the following had their factories and warehouses at Surat in the 17th Century?

  1. English

  2. Portuguese

  3. Dutch

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Surat in Gujarat was the emporium of western trade during the Mughal period along with Cambay (present day Khambat) and somewhat later, Ahmedabad. The city was cosmopolitan and people of all castes and creeds lived there. In the seventeenth century the Portuguese, Dutch and English had their factories and warehouses at Surat.