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August 22, 1639 CE – The British East India Company Establishes a Second Trading Post in Madras
by Vishul Malik*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Already with a foothold in India and seeking to expand in order to compete with Portuguese rivals Estado da India, the British East India Company opened…