Multiple choice

Which one of the following Mughal Emperors gave permission to East India Company to build a factory at Surat?

  1. Jehangir

  2. Shahjahan

  3. Farrukhsiyar

  4. Bahadurshah II
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Jehangir granted permission to the English East India Company to establish their first factory at Surat in 1613. This came after Captain William Hawkins had earlier visited Jehangir's court, and the formal permission marked the beginning of British trade presence in India. The factory at Surat became a crucial trading post for the British.

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