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The French increased their influence all around India under the Governorship of _____.

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Dupleix
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Robert Clive
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Franois Caron
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Marcara Avanchintz
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The correct option is A Dupleix
Joseph Marquis Dupleix (23 January 1697 – 10 November 1763) was Governor-General of French India and rival of Robert Clive. Dupleix was ambitious to found a great French colony at a time when native governments were in a state of political dissolution and when commercial advantages were open to European nations

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