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These Surat was made the seat of the Western Presidency which incorporated Bombay until the Company's headquarters were transferred in 1687. The three principle factory locations developed to become the centres of Military and Political control as the Company’s influence grew during the 18th and 19th centuries and they became known as the three Presidencies of:
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===Factories===
During the 17th Century century the [[East India Company’s major Company]] established a number of trading centres posts which were based upon ‘factories’ at:*called [[Fort WilliamEast India Company Factories|Factories]] . The first of these on the Indian subcontinent was at [[CalcuttaMasulipatam]] on the Coromandel Coast in 1611. The second was [[BengalSurat]] (established in 1690)1615. The three major trading centres which developed were:
*[[Fort St George]] on the Coromandel Coast (established 1640)
*[[Bombay]] on the northern Malabar Coast (given by King Charles II in 1668)
*[[Fort William]] at [[Calcutta]] in [[Bengal]] (established in 1690)
===Presidencies===
*[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] - which included [[Burma]] and the [[Straits Settlements]] (Penang, Malacca and Singapore)
*[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
==Boundaries==
[[Image:presidencies.gif|thumb|250px|1930's 1930s Presidency Map]]
The boundaries between the presidencies varied from time to time but their positions at the time of the [[Indian Mutiny]] are shown on the 1858 Presidency map at the top right of this page.
Following the establishment of the Raj in 1858, major changes took place;
* Berar, Saugor & Nerbudda and [[Orissa]] passed from Madras to Bengal in 1861;. [[Central Provinces]] created at this time was therefore part of Bengal.
* [[Baluchistan]] was acquired by Bengal between 1876-1891.
By the 1930's1930s, when India was approaching Independence, the map of India had become as shown on the map to the right.
Knowing which Presidency a town or city was in is important when consulting many of the [[India Office Records]] held at the [[British Library]].
