INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Farruksiyar who was the nephew of Jahandar Shah was the ruler of the Mughal Empire who ruled from 1713 CE to 1719 CE. He granted permission to trade free of tax in the territories of Bengal, Hyderabad, and Gujarat to the Britishers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farrukh-Siyar was the Mughal emperor of India between 1713 and 1719. In 1717, the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal from him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor gave permission for trade to the British East India Company. Q. The British East India Company obtained the permission to trade without tax in the Bengal province and Agra from the Mughal Emperor .

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1717, Farrukhsiyar issued a farman giving the British East India Company the right to reside and trade in the Mughal Empire. They were allowed to trade freely, except for a yearly payment of 3, 000 rupees. This was because William Hamilton, a surgeon associated with the company cured Farrukhsiyar of a disease.

Detailed explanation-5: -The East India Company received the royal charter for doing trade with India from the British monarch Elizabeth in the year 1600. In this regard, their envoy William Hawkins had visited Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1608. But, his visit was not fruitful as he could not secure a permit to establish a factory at Surat.