In 1602, the ______ East India Company was established.

British

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Portuguese

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Solution

The correct option is C Dutch
After the Portuguese, Dutch from the Netherlands arrived in India . In 1602 CE Dutch East India Company was established. This company obtained monopoly to trade with countries in the East. It also came equipped with the manadate to wage battles or enter peace treaties with the local rulers. Pulicat became the capital of the Dutch.

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