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Medieval History UPPSC 1993 GS-I
Question

Sent which of the following by East India Company to the court of Jahangir?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Hawkins

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Hawkins”.
Captain William Hawkins was sent by the East India Company to the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1608 to seek permission to establish a trading post at Surat.

Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who visited the court of Emperor Jahangir in 1615 as an ambassador for King James I.

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