INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Option B Solution: “In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by James I to visit the court of Jahangir, Emperor Jahangir’s letter to James I, King of England, 1617 A.D. It was named after Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1610.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roe was forced to spend the next three years at Jahangir’s court, during which time he also presented the emperor with a miniature by the celebrated miniature portrait artist Isaac Oliver, before an imperial edict (firman) confirming English trading rights was finally secured.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1614, King James I of England sent a diplomat, Sir Thomas Roe, to visit the Mughal emperor, Jahangir, and negotiate a trade treaty. The trade mission was successful, and the emperor wrote a letter to King James in 1617 detailing the new relationship.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1608, King James I of England sent Captain William Hawkins to the court of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to obtain permission to establish a factory at Surat.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jahangir was much impressed with the English ambassador and he welcomed him. Roe, with his clever skills, was successful in keeping out the Portuguese and also in obtaining a ‘firman’ from the Mughal Emperor to establish factories at Surat. He also gained exclusive trading rights for the English.