Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> In which year was the French East India Company founded?

• A. 1663 C.E.
• B. 1664 C.E.
• C. 1665 C.E.
• D. 1667 C.E.

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1664 C.E.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The French were the last Europeans to come to India as traders. Colbert, a minister under King Louis XIV, founded the French East India Company in 1664 CE. In 1667 CE, a French expedition arrived in India under Francois Caron, who went on to establish the first French factory at Surat.