When was the French East India Company established?

1560

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1598

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1664

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1679

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The correct option is C 1664
French East India Company was established to oversee French commerce with India, eastern Africa, and other territories of the Indian Ocean and the East Indies. It was established in the year 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to King Louis XIV. In February, 1701, Pondicherry was made the capital of the French settlements in India. In 1668, the first French factory was established in Surat.

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