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The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from ______________.
The island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from ______________.
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The correct option is C Portugal
The growing power of the Dutch by the middle of the seventeenth century forced the Surat Council of the British Empire to acquire Bombay from King John IV of Portugal in 1659. The marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Portugal on 8 May 1661 placed Bombay in British possession of a part of Catherine's dowry to Charles.
The growing power of the Dutch by the middle of the seventeenth century forced the Surat Council of the British Empire to acquire Bombay from King John IV of Portugal in 1659. The marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Portugal on 8 May 1661 placed Bombay in British possession of a part of Catherine's dowry to Charles.
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