Question

Write in detail about the British East India Company.

Administrative Structure of the Factory

Answer 1

The administration of the East India Company was conducted as follows:

1. The business was based in Chennai (Madras) in the east and Surat in the west in the later part of the 17th century.
2. The corporation was in charge of the eastern coast of India, which included Bengal and Odisha, as well as other eastern nations.
3. The Surat center handled factories in Basra in the Persian Gulf, the port city of Mokha (Mocha in Yemen) in the Red Sea, and Rajapur in Maharashtra.
4. The people who worked at the Surat plant were an accountant, a store manager, a treasurer, some factors, and clerks.
5. A Christian priest, a surgeon, and his helper, the Company President's personal servants, and a trumpet player were also there.
6. The factory was home to everyone, from the President to the trainees. All of them were given food by the office mess.
7. The company started building forts in India.
8. In Chennai, a mint was also set up. This mint produced coins for the British government from gold, silver, alloys, and copper.