Answer:
1651; Hugli
Step-by-step explanation:
Trade can be defined as a process which typically involves the buying and selling of goods and services between a producer and the customers (consumers) at a specific period of time.
The East Indian Company was founded by John Watts on the 31st of December, 1600 with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
In 1600, the company acquired a royal charter from the Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth I) and as such had the sole right to trade with the East Indies.
In 1651, the first English factory was set up on the banks of Hugli in Bengal, near a village called Kalikata in India.