1.4.9 European companies in Andhra notes

1. 1.4.9.1Portuguese, Dutch and French settlements on the Andhra coast

   The Portuguese opened the sea route but left little on the Andhra coast; the Dutch made Masulipatnam their first Indian factory (1605) and spread along the coast for cloth; the French came to Masulipatnam in 1669, held Yanam until 1954 and, under Dupleix and Bussy, fought the English for control of the Deccan.

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2. 1.4.9.2English trade in Andhra: Masulipatnam 1611, the Golden Farman and Armagaon

   English trade on the east coast began when the ship Globe under Captain Hippon reached Masulipatnam in 1611; the Company fortified Armagaon in 1626, won the Golden Farman from Abdullah Qutb Shah in 1632, and in 1639 moved south to found Madras, which became its east-coast headquarters.

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3. 1.4.9.3Bussy, Vizianagaram and the Battle of Bobbili 1757

   In January 1757 the French general Bussy, holding the Northern Circars from Salabat Jung, joined Vijayarama Raju of Vizianagaram to storm the fort of Bobbili; its ruler Ranga Rao died with his people, and his brother-in-law Tandra Paparayudu avenged him by killing Vijayarama Raju.

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4. 1.4.9.4Chandurthi 1758 to the Northern Circars grant 1765–66

   Invited by Ananda Gajapati Raju of Vizianagaram, Clive sent Colonel Forde from Bengal, who beat the French at Chandurthi (1758) and took Masulipatnam (1759); the English then secured the Northern Circars by Shah Alam II's farman (1765) and a treaty with Nizam Ali (1766), with Guntur left to Basalat Jang for life.

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