HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Ralph Fitch
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John Mildenhall
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Sir Thomas Roe
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Thomas Stephens
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which among the following British men tried to obtain a Firman for trade in Gujarat from Emperor Akbar? Notes: John Mildenhall was a British explorer and adventurer and one of the first to make an overland journey to India. He was the self-styled ambassador of the British East India Company in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ralph Fitch was the first Englishmen to visit Akbar’s court. He visited Akbar’s court in 1585 AD. Ralph Fitch was an English merchant and traveler. He traveled to India through the land route.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British East India Company obtained the permission to trade without tax in the Bengal Province and Agra from the Mughal Emperor Farooq Siyara.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tha East India Company was established in 1600 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1556-1605). The East India Company was an English company formed on December 31, 1600, it was started as a monopolistic trading body so that England could participate in the East Indian spice trade. Was this answer helpful?