The company, which benefited from the imperial patronage, soon expanded its commercial trading operations, eclipsing the Portuguese Estado da Índia, which had established bases in Goa, Chittagong, and Bombay, which Portugal later ceded to England as part of the dowry of Catherine de Braganza. The East India Company also launched a joint attack with the Dutch United East India Company on Portuguese and Spanish ships off the coast of China, which helped secure their ports in China. The company established trading posts in Surat (1619), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690). By 1647, the company had 23 factories, each under the command of a factor or master merchant and governor if so chosen, and 90 employees in India. The major factories became the walled forts of Fort William in Bengal, Fort St George in Madras, and Bombay Castle. COUNT 10
QSN1 when was the bombay trading post established? ANS1 1668 QSN2 who commanded the factories owned by the East India company? ANS2 factor or master merchant and governor QSN3 who helped join the East India company in a joint attack on Portuguese and Spanish ships? ANS3 Dutch United East India Company QSN4 how many employees were in the factories in India? ANS4 90 QSN5 what were the walled forts of Fort William in Bengal, Fort St George in Madras and Bombay castle before they were forts? ANS5 major factories QSN6 who helped join the East India company in a joint attack on Portuguese and Spanish ships? ANS6 Dutch QSN7 by 1647 how many factories did the company have? ANS7 23 QSN8 the east india company changed how it did business by moving from  focusing on royal patronage to what type of business? ANS8 commercial trading operations QSN9 when the east india company move to commercial  trading what  company did they surpass? ANS9 Portuguese Estado da Índia QSN10 The top or most important factories had what  physical feature in  common? ANS10 walled forts