INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports?

A	Aurangzeb
B	Shah Jahan
C	Akbar
D	Jahangir

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1609, William Hawkins visited the Mughal court to secure a right to trade in Mughal ports during the reign of Jahangir.

Detailed explanation-2: -Captain William Hawkins visited Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court in 1608 CE, to negotiate certain concessions for the English East India Company. He succeeded in securing a permission to raise a settlement in Surat.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1608 AD, the East India Company sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir to get permission for trade. He got succeeded in getting the consent and established various factories on the Western coast of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Captain Hawkins and Sir Thomas Roe visited India during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir was the 4th Emperor of the Mughal dynasty. Captain Hawkins represented the English East India Company and travelled to Agra in 1609 to meet Jahangir.

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