Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.12 European companies in Andhra

1.12.2 English 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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Key terms

  • East India Company 1600
  • William Hawkins 1609
  • Jahangir
  • Globe
  • Captain Hippon
  • Peter Floris
  • Masulipatnam 1611
  • Petapuli
  • Nizampatnam
  • Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
  • Armagaon 1626
  • Durgarajapatnam
  • Golden Farman 1632
  • Abdullah Qutb Shah
  • 500 pagodas
  • Francis Day
  • Madras 1639
  • Damarla Venkatadri
  • Fort St George
  • Madapollam
  • calico
  • chintz
  • kalamkari

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