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Which company set up a factory on the banks of River Hugli in 1651?
Which company set up a factory on the banks of River Hugli in 1651?
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In 1651, Hugli became the site of the first British factory. The East India Company obtained a charter from Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1600, giving it the exclusive right to trade with the East and shielding it from other British traders’ competition.