1. French East India Company
1. The French appeared late on the Indian
coasts, but the had a desire for the eastern
traffic since the early days of the 16th cent.
2. Their earlier attempts were foiled largely
due to the apposition of the Dutch
3. Richeheu, one of the ablest minister of the
Dutch
4. Under his guidance was granted in 1642,
the permission to sail to Madagascar and
the neighbouring islands to establish
colonies and trade here
2. 5. The region of Louis XIV, a brilliant in the
history of France in several ways
6. French travelers and missionaries had
succeeded in finding a land route to India
through Asia Minor
7. Colbert, the famous minister of Louise
XIV, had a genuine desire to help his
county’s economic development through
maritime trade
8. France owed him the foundation of the
compagnie des Indus Oriental in 1664
9. The king also took a deep interest in the
matter though endowed with imp.
privileges and financed by the state
3. 10.The company frittered away its resources
and energies in trying ….. To river the
colonis of Madagascar
11.In 1667 an expedition was sent under
Francois Caron, who established the first
French factory in India at Surat
12.In 1669 Marcara founded another factory at
Masulipatam by securing a palent from the
Sultan of Golcunda
13.A french squadron under De la Haeje
encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were
in history with the French, near Kanya
Kumari; on Feb. 21,1672
4. 14.In July, De la Haye ocupied San Thome
near Madras, which the Sultan of
Galcunda had conquer from the Portuges
ten yrs. Earlier
15.This led to 9 combine of the Dutch and the
Sultan of Galcunda against the French
16.Faced with a critical Situation De la Haye
had to capitulate and Surrender San
Thome to the Dutch who allowed the
Sultan of Galcunda to reoccupy it
17.Meauhile in 1673, Francois Martin
director of the Masulipatiam factory,
obtained from Sher Khan Lodi, Governor
of Valikondapuram, a site for a factory
5. 18.Thus began in modest fashion the historic
role of Pondicherry
19.In Bengal F. laid the foundation of their
famous settlement of Chandranagar in
1690 on a site granted to them by Shayista
Khan
20.All the European wars of Louis XIV
reacted adversely upon the fortunes of the
French in India
21.The French navy was too busy in European
waters to be of any use for the defense of
French settlements in India
6. 22.Pondicherry fell into the hands of the
Dutch after a short siege in Sept. 1693
and fro six years it remained under their
rule
23.The Dutch knew well the value of their
conquest they built knew walls,
strengthened in India
24.But in the treaty of Ryswick (1697) it
was stipulated that Pondicherry should
be returned to the French with all its
fortifications intact
7. 25.In 1701 Pondicherry was made the
headqualens Ofall the French in the East
and Mortin was appointed director general
of French affairs in India
26.He built fort Louis at Pondicherry and
strengthen the Company’s position at
Chaudranagar
27.Before Martin died in Dec. 1706, the
affairs of the settlement had vastly
improved and the Indian Population alone
rose to nearly 40,000
28.The French were very well treated at the
courts of local rulers
8. 29.Martin had earned, by the fairnin and
justice of his dealing with Indian
Merchants and King their personal trust,
eastern and regard
30.In Marked contrast with the prospect of
Pondicherry, the French influence decayed
elsewhere in India
31.The factory at Surat was abundance in
1714’
32.The factory at Mauslepalaiom was
flowsting
9. 33.French at Chandranagar never attempted to
be anything more than smal traders
34.It was not until dupleix was appointed in
1731 as Chief of Chandrangar that a
vigorous attempt was made to infuse fresh
life into this settlements
35.But French could not complete with the
English in the 18th cent. and they were left
farbemind by the English
36.The naval superiority of English, the lack
of support of the French home government
poor organization of the French company
10. 37.The Anglo French revelry in Europe
and elsewhere etc. led to the decline
of the French in India
38.The P. and D already been relegated
the background, shoring the the
supremacy of the English
