HISTORY
THE MUGHAL KINGS
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Akbar
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Jahangir
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Aurangzeb
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Here lies John Mildenhall, Englishman, who left London in 1599 and traveling to India through Persian, reached Agra in 1603 and spoke with the Emperor Akbar.
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: -Notes: John Mildenhall was as an ambassador of Queen Elizabeth, visited Akbar’s court twice amid 1599-1606 A.D. and tried to a Firman for trade in Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.