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The East India Company had taken Bombay from

A. The Dutch

B. Charles I

C. Charles II

D. The Portuguese

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The East India Company had taken Bombay from Charles II. On 21 May 1662, the marriage treaty of Charles II of England and Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV of Portugal, placed Bombay in possession of the British Empire, as part of dowry of Catherine to Charles.

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