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Bombay was taken over by the English East India Company from

AThe Dutch

BThe French

CThe Danish

DThe Portuguese

Answer:

D. The Portuguese

Read Explanation:

Bombay was given as a dowry gift by the Portuguese Crown to the British, when H.M. Charles II, the King of England married Catherine of Braganza, the Princess of Portugal in 1661. Charles II gave Bombay to British East India Company on 10-pound annual rent in 1668.


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