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<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The British East India Company established their headquarters at ________ in the year of ____.

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Bombay, 1689
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Surat, 1613
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Bombay, 1687
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Surat, 1687
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The correct option is C Bombay, 1687
<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> In 1687, the British East India Company established its headquarters in Bombay. Bombay was originally a Portuguese colony, but was handed over to the British as dowry when British King Charles II married Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza.

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