Multiple choice

Who among the following was sent as an Ambassasdor to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the then King of England?

  1. John Hawkins

  2. William Todd

  3. Sir Thomas Roe

  4. Sir Walter Raleigh
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Explanation

Sir Thomas Roe was sent as the first English ambassador to Jahangir's court in 1615. He spent three years at the Mughal court trying to secure commercial privileges for the East India Company. John Hawkins had briefly visited earlier but failed to establish a formal relationship.

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