Who among the following was/were came to the court of Mughal Emperor “Jahangir”? 1. Captain William Hawkins 2. Sir Thomas Roe 3. Lord Wellesley Choose the correct answer from below given codes: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: The English East India Company was formed by a group at merchants known as ‘The Merchant Adventures’ in c.1599 CE.

In c.1609 CE, Captain William Hawkins arrived at the court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir to seek permission to establish English trading centre at Surat.
Later in c.1612 CE, Jahangir issued a farman (permission letter) to the English and they established a trading factory at Surat in c.1613 CE.
Later in c.1615 CE, Sir Thomas Roe came to Mughal court as ambassador of James I, the King of England and obtained permission from Jahangir to establish English trading factories in different parts of India.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT